Cossington Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Cossington Surname Definition:

Parishes in cos. Leicester and Somerset.

Cossington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1131:493,08031,588
Wales71:442,07621,198
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234

Cossington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Parishes in cos. Leicester and Somerset.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Somerset.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Cossington Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cossington Come From? nationality or country of origin

Cossington is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Cossington click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cossington? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cossington is the 1,604,449th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Cossington live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 493,080. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 41 percent live, Essex, where 33 percent live and Hertfordshire, where 8 percent live. Excluding England Cossington occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Cossington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cossington has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Cossington surname rose 706 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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