Cosson Surname
Approximately 7,994 people bear this surname
Cosson Surname Definition:
(French) Broker, Agent [Old French cosson, coçon] Jaquin le Cosson, A.D. 1384-5.—Compt. des Annivers. de S. Pierre; Godefroy.
Molt sont marchéant et coçon.—Bible Guiot, 2066; Moisy, Noms de Fam.
Norm., p. 81.
In mod. French cosson is the name of the weevil.
Read More About This SurnameCosson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 6,176 | 1:10,755 | 1,056 |
| Australia | 626 | 1:43,124 | 5,480 |
| United States | 597 | 1:607,134 | 49,332 |
| England | 184 | 1:302,816 | 22,992 |
| Italy | 143 | 1:427,669 | 46,558 |
| Venezuela | 53 | 1:569,888 | 10,391 |
| New Zealand | 36 | 1:125,787 | 15,451 |
| Germany | 31 | 1:2,596,950 | 129,424 |
| Brazil | 26 | 1:8,233,628 | 183,715 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 73 | 1:333,909 | 21,641 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 55 | 1:913,067 | 55,053 |
Cosson Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French) Broker, Agent [Old French cosson, coçon] Jaquin le Cosson, A.D. 1384-5.—Compt. des Annivers. de S. Pierre; Godefroy.
Molt sont marchéant et coçon.—Bible Guiot, 2066; Moisy, Noms de Fam.
Norm., p. 81.
In mod. French cosson is the name of the weevil. There has perh. been confusion with Cousin, q.v.
Cosson Demographics
Average Cosson Salary in
United States
$41,723 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cosson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cosson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cosson is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Cosson.
How Common Is The Last Name Cosson? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 62,754th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 911,627 people. The surname Cosson occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Cosson live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
The last name Cosson is most commonly occurring in France, where it is borne by 6,176 people, or 1 in 10,755. In France it is most numerous in: Île-de-France, where 23 percent are found, Centre-Val de Loire, where 15 percent are found and Pays de la Loire, where 11 percent are found. Beside France this last name is found in 33 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.
Cosson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Cosson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cosson last name grew 1,085 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 252 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cosson Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Cosson last name are 29.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.95% being registered with the political party.
The amount Cosson earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.3% less than the national average, earning $41,723 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.95% less than the national average, earning $38,780 CAD per year.
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