Cossins Surname

393,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 899 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Cossins Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the cousin,' a kinsman or near relative; Middle English cousin. The final 's' is patronymic, as in Jenkins, Williams, Jones, &c. The Yorkshire directories are still well supplied with instances, but so are many other county directories.

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Cossins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4991:111,65911,511
United States2371:1,529,363103,723
Australia791:341,71828,950
Wales431:71,9666,223
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2751:88,6389,253
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Cossins Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the cousin,' a kinsman or near relative; Middle English cousin. The final 's' is patronymic, as in Jenkins, Williams, Jones, &c. The Yorkshire directories are still well supplied with instances, but so are many other county directories. Such entries as the following are common:

Henricus Parsoneosyn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Vikercosyn. 1379: ibid.

Robert Frere-cosyn, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Cosyn, tiropour, 1379: ibid.

Ricardus Cosyn, 1379: ibid.

Alicia Cosyn, 1379: ibid.

Richard le Cusyn, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William le Cusyn, Bedfordshire, ibid.

John le Cosyn. Calendarium Rotulorum Patentium in Turri Londinensi.

Thoroas le Cozun. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.

Of the three Cosins in the Dictionary of National Biography, Edmund Cosin. or Cosyn, Vice-chancellor of Cambridge University (fl. 1558), was a native of Bedfordshire; the great John Cosin, bishop of Durham, (born 1594), was a native of Norwich; and the civil lawyer, Richard Cosin (1549-1597) was born at Hartlepool.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Cousins, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Cossins Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cossins is found most in England. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cossins? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 393,206th most widespread surname internationally, held by around 1 in 8,106,280 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Cossins reside; 61 percent reside in Northern Europe and 61 percent reside in British Isles.

Cossins is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 499 people, or 1 in 111,659. In England it is mostly found in: Greater London, where 11 percent are found, Durham, where 10 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 9 percent are found. Besides England it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Cossins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cossins has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 181 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 515 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cossins Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cossins last name are 31.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78% being registered with the political party.

The amount Cossins earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 9.97% less than the national average, earning $38,849 USD per year and in Canada they earn 52.75% more than the national average, earning $75,892 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coussins9393/
Cossijns932/
Cosins923/
Coussions880/
Cousins8634,220/
Cussins86395/
Cossens86294/
Cassins86143/
Cossyns8615/
Coins833/
Coussens801,460/
Coessens80647/
Couszins8053/
Chassins808/
Cassiens805/
Cousinss803/
Coossens801/
Cussions801/
Cassions801/
Cousinns800/
Cousinse800/
Cassinse800/
Scousins800/
Cosens771,986/
Cosyns771,290/
Kosins7794/
Cozins7747/
Sasins7727/
Cusins7724/
Casins7717/
Cotins778/
Sosins775/
Zosins771/
Josins771/
Cosinz770/
Cons732,377/
Coggins7113,663/
Cousens712,253/
Cassens712,026/
Couzins71357/
Coesens71232/
Cussens71130/
Jossens7163/
Cousyns7128/
Cashins7126/
Kousins7126/
Chasins7114/
Kassins717/
Cosynse716/
Kossens716/
Cousims714/
Cascins714/
Sousins714/
Causins713/
Chosens712/
Coutins712/
Cozzins712/
Cottins712/
Cushins711/
Kgosins711/
Coyzins711/
Coszens711/
Soscins711/
Casiens711/
Cochins710/
Coshens710/
Cuisins710/
Kussins710/
Coons6712,256/
Joossens67556/
Const67261/
Conse6799/
Cohns6783/
Caessens6780/
Soussens6748/
Conss6726/
Couzzins6724/
Koins6721/
Couns6710/
Consd676/
Cousynse676/
Koussens675/
Conns674/
Consh673/
Comss672/
Comns672/
Caussens672/
Kotsinsh671/
Couzcins671/
Coyns671/
Cogginss671/
Chassens671/
Cogginns670/
Couszens670/
Casns670/

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