Cousen Surname
Approximately 342 people bear this surname
Cousen 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.
Read More About This SurnameCousen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 171 | 1:325,837 | 24,140 |
| Australia | 48 | 1:562,410 | 41,290 |
| Brazil | 41 | 1:5,221,325 | 132,593 |
| Ecuador | 40 | 1:397,646 | 9,955 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 91 | 1:267,861 | 18,927 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:207,956 | 7,652 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
Cousen 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.
(Anglo-French-Latin) Cousin, Kinsman [Middle English cosyn, cusyn, cousin, kinsman; Old French cosin (French cousin), Latin consobrin-us] There has prob. been confusion with Cussen, Cussin, q.v.; and cp. Cosson.
Cousen Demographics
Cousen Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Cousen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cousen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cousen is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cousen? popularity and diffusion
The surname Cousen is the 814,680th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,308,614 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Cousen live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles.
It is most numerous in England, where it is held by 171 people, or 1 in 325,837. In England Cousen is most prevalent in: West Yorkshire, where 29 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 21 percent live and Lincolnshire, where 17 percent live. Beside England this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 14 percent live and Brazil, where 12 percent live.
Cousen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Cousen has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Cousen surname rose 188 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 45 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Cousen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Cousen last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
Cousen earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.62% more than the national average, earning $47,300 USD per year.
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