Cosser Surname
Approximately 697 people bear this surname
Cosser Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the corviser,' i.e. the shoemaker. These are modifications. 'William Smyth, corviser, 1397' (Preston Guild Rolls). A curious feminine form is to be met with in the directory for the Chester Pageant, wherein it is ordered that the 'Corvesters and Shoemakers' do march together (Ormerod's Cheshire).
Read More About This SurnameCosser Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 261 | 1:121,778 | 7,126 |
| United States | 136 | 1:2,665,139 | 160,299 |
| England | 96 | 1:580,396 | 35,131 |
| South Africa | 47 | 1:1,152,717 | 66,933 |
| Argentina | 46 | 1:929,205 | 59,251 |
| Italy | 35 | 1:1,747,334 | 85,249 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 177 | 1:137,714 | 12,521 |
| Scotland | 25 | 1:149,729 | 6,268 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 43 | 1:1,167,876 | 66,381 |
The alternate forms: Cósser (2) are calculated separately.
Cosser Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the corviser,' i.e. the shoemaker. These are modifications. 'William Smyth, corviser, 1397' (Preston Guild Rolls). A curious feminine form is to be met with in the directory for the Chester Pageant, wherein it is ordered that the 'Corvesters and Shoemakers' do march together (Ormerod's Cheshire). 'And that the corvesers bye ther lether in the seid yeld halle'
(Ordinances of Worcester, English Gilds). 'Porters, fesycyens, and corsers' (Cocke Lorelle's Bote).
Ralph le Coreviser, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.Stolen from Fore bears
Henry le Coreveser, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
William le Coreviser, Salop, ibid.
Ctistina Corveiser, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
(a) Occup. 'the corser.' adealerin horses. The king's corser was an officer who acted as king's agent in purchasing horses. 'Johannes Martyr, corsere,' occurs in an old Oxford record, dated 1451 (Mun. Acad. Oxon.). 'Corsoureof horse, mango': Promptorium Parvulorum. Horman says, 'Corsers of horses (mangones) by false menys make them loke fresshe'; v. Way's note as above. The Hundred Rolls (1373) have no instance of the surname, while of (1) the instances are many.
William de Morpath, cosour, 9 & 10 Edward III: Freemen of York.
Jakemin de Gracia, corsour, 9 & 10 Edward III: ibid.
Durand le Corveser, 1300. Writs of Parliament.
1578. Baptised — John, s. John Corser, dothworker: St. Peter, Cornhill.
1580. — Katharine, d. John Corxer, clothworker: ibid.
Probably assimilated forms of Cohsab, which see. Robert I granted charters to Henry Cosur or Henry dictus Cosure of the lands of Bondyngtone and Bethocrulle (RMS., I, 9. 10). Henry Coceur, son and heir of Henry Coceur of Trebroun, granted a charter of lands in Over Lamberton in 1332 (BNCH., XVI, p. 326), and in same year as Henry Cosour he appears as charter witness (ibid., p. 330). Adam Cossour was macer (claviger) to David II and had from him charter of a bovate of land with pertinents in the tenement of Aymouthe in barony of Coldingham, 1361 (RMS., I, 263). In 1360 he was one of the collectors of contributions from the county of Berwick (ER., II). Henry Cossoure, son of John Cossoure, had charter from Robert II of the lands of Otterburne in the sheriffdom of Berwyk on resignation of his father, 1373 (RMS., I, 472). Adam Cousour who witnessed a notarial instrument dated 1442 is doubtless Adam Cosour, juror on a claim to third part of Cranshaws, 1453 (Home, 21; Swinton, p. xxxix). Another Adam Cosur. burgess of Stirling, had safe conduct to travel in England, 1453 (Bain, IV, 1256). Alexander Cosour, Robert Cosour, and Ducal Cosour were burgesses of Stirling, 1476, and William Cos-sour was burgess there, 1520 (SBR., p. 6,259). David Coissoure was sasine witness, 1541 (Home, p. 252). The name is Corseir of that Ilk in Workman MS. Coussor, Corsour, Cosouris (pl.).
Assimilated forms of Corsar, Corser, q.v.
A form of Cossart.
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Cosser Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cosser Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cosser has its highest incidence in Peru. It may also occur in the variant forms: Cósser. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cosser? popularity and diffusion
It is the 478,963rd most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 10,455,590 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Cosser are found; 47 percent are found in South America and 37 percent are found in Andean South America.
It is most widely held in Peru, where it is carried by 261 people, or 1 in 121,778. In Peru Cosser is most common in: Lima Province, where 57 percent live, Junín Region, where 31 percent live and Huancavelica Region, where 8 percent live. Not including Peru it exists in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.
Cosser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Cosser has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cosser last name increased 316 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 46 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cosser Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Cosser are 26.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.97% registered with the political party.
The amount Cosser earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 17.82% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,930 per year; in South Africa they earn 15.86% more than the national average, earning R 275,316 per year and in United States they earn 26.97% more than the national average, earning $54,787 USD per year.
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