Cossey Surname
Approximately 5,018 people bear this surname
Cossey Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the causeway,' more correctly, causey, a paved way. In Promptorium Parvulorum spelt cawenuey from the French chaussce. A 'causey' runs over a moss in my old parish at Ulverston. It is as old as the register (1542).
Read More About This SurnameCossey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,924 | 1:123,960 | 13,190 |
| England | 994 | 1:56,054 | 6,787 |
| New Zealand | 436 | 1:10,386 | 1,805 |
| Australia | 247 | 1:109,294 | 12,192 |
| Canada | 145 | 1:254,108 | 24,080 |
| Belgium | 84 | 1:136,865 | 19,611 |
| South Africa | 51 | 1:1,062,308 | 63,943 |
| France | 33 | 1:2,012,810 | 168,616 |
| Barbados | 31 | 1:9,273 | 738 |
| Wales | 31 | 1:99,824 | 7,946 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:14,304 | 3,169 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 412 | 1:59,164 | 6,945 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 198 | 1:253,630 | 20,943 |
Cossey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the causeway,' more correctly, causey, a paved way. In Promptorium Parvulorum spelt cawenuey from the French chaussce. A 'causey' runs over a moss in my old parish at Ulverston. It is as old as the register (1542). The surname, however, seems peculiar to Devon.
'Richard Cosway, painter (1740-1821), was born at Tiverton, Devon': Dictionary of National Biography.
Nathaniel Causey and Thomas Causey, settlers in Virginia, 1623: Hotten's Lists of Emigrants.
Robert de Chauct, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John de Chausy, Gloucestershire, ibid.
Geoffrey de Chauseya, or Chausi, or Chausie, Oxfordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
1715. Baptised — Catesby, s. James Causey: St Michael, Cornhill.
1795. Married — John Palmer and Susannah Cawsey: St. George, Hanover Square.
1800. — James Cosway and Sarah Willson: ibid.
From Cossy; a location name in Norfolk; or from the Old Norse, Kausi, nickname; from the Danish, Koese; from the German, Kose, Kosig; from the Dutch, Cossa; from the Flemish, Cossé; a personal name.
Cossey: Cossey is an old Norwich name. In 1472, Henry Cossey, who was afterwards rector of Wilby, was a noted friar of the Dominican convent in Norwich; and there were then others of the name in that city. About the same time John Cossey was rector of Cougbam (Bl.).
Cossey Demographics
Cossey Religious Adherence
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Cossey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cossey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cossey is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Cossey click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cossey? popularity and diffusion
The last name Cossey is the 94,882nd most numerous family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,452,281 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Cossey are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 2,924 people, or 1 in 123,960. In The United States Cossey is most common in: Arkansas, where 17 percent reside, Texas, where 13 percent reside and California, where 13 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent reside and New Zealand, where 9 percent reside.
Cossey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Cossey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cossey surname grew 1,477 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 241 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 775 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cossey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Cossey last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Cossey are 1.86% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.37% registered with the party.
The amount Cossey earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 45.7% less than the national average, earning R 129,036 per year; in United States they earn 12.23% less than the national average, earning $37,873 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.71% less than the national average, earning $47,842 CAD per year.
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