Cosslett Surname

706,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Cosslett Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cosslett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1091:511,17532,340
Wales991:31,2583,153
United States621:5,846,112285,490
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales801:19,6051,139
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Cosslett Last Name Facts

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

Cosslett is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cosslett? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 706,244th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 17,518,139 people. The surname Cosslett is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Cosslett reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 51 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 511,175. In England Cosslett is mostly found in: Devon, where 17 percent are found, Lancashire, where 8 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 7 percent are found. Excluding England it is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Cosslett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cosslett has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Cosslett surname increased 2,180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 124 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 6,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cosslett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Cosslett are 32.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.95% being registered with the party.

The amount Cosslett earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 52.54% more than the national average, earning R 362,496 per year and in United States they earn 22.26% more than the national average, earning $52,754 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cosslette946/
Coslett93938/
Cosslet932/
Coslette881/
Josslett881/
Coslet86995/
Cossle860/
Casslette820/
Cossler8036/
Cossley806/
Josslet801/
Caslett801/
Cosslle800/
Coslitt800/
Coxlett800/
Coslete800/
Cosle772/
Cassleth751/
Chaslett751/
Cotclett751/
Cozlette751/
Coossley750/
Caslette750/
Cossless750/
Cosley71390/
Cosler71370/
Cassle71266/
Coclet71203/
Joslet71177/
Coslit7128/
Kossle7110/
Caslet713/
Cosleh711/
Cousle711/
Cozlet711/
Coslep711/
Cosles710/
Cossly710/
Kossler67613/
Cousley67402/
Cassler67357/
Cassley67286/
Cousler6799/
Couclet6761/
Cassles6732/
Cosille671/
Couscillet671/
Joslytt671/
Joslitt671/
Cahssle671/
Cotsley670/
Chaslet670/
Caslitt670/
Kesslet670/
Coselle670/
Coosler670/

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Cosslett Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cosslett
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