Cousens Surname

187,801st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Cousens 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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Cousens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6781:82,1809,085
United States5911:613,29849,723
Australia4351:62,0597,489
Canada2931:125,75313,150
South Africa721:752,46852,376
New Zealand591:76,75111,256
Belgium431:267,36432,244
Northern Ireland241:76,8765,365
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Scotland91:594,86921,724
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7081:34,4284,506
Wales341:46,1302,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1901:264,30921,644

Cousens 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

Cousen’s or Cousin’s (Son): v. Cousen, Cousin.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the French cousin, consanguineous, kinsman, relation by blood. Cosin, Cosyn, H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Cousens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cousens occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Cousens click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cousens? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cousens is the 187,801st most common last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,234,597 people. Cousens is mostly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Cousens are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Cousens is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 678 people, or 1 in 82,180. In England it is most frequent in: Hampshire, where 24 percent reside, Greater London, where 8 percent reside and Surrey, where 6 percent reside. Apart from England it exists in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Australia, where 19 percent reside.

Cousens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cousens has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Cousens surname decreased 4 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 311 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cousens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cousens are 9.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cousens earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 54.44% more than the national average, earning R 367,008 per year; in United States they earn 31.98% more than the national average, earning $56,949 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.91% more than the national average, earning $56,097 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coussens931,460/
Couszens930/
Cosens921,986/
Cusens92245/
Couens923/
Cousins8634,220/
Couzens863,412/
Cossens86294/
Coesens86232/
Coutens86228/
Cussens86130/
Cousyns8628/
Kousens864/
Chosens862/
Cougens861/
Causens861/
Couense861/
Coszens861/
Cushens860/
Coshens860/
Coens83752/
Cuens8315/
Couns8310/
Coessens80647/
Coussins8093/
Couszins8053/
Cousynse806/
Koussens805/
Cousinss803/
Couzzens803/
Caussens802/
Coossens801/
Cousinse800/
Cousinns800/
Cozens774,528/
Cosyns771,290/
Cowens77920/
Cuzens77142/
Cotens7749/
Cusenz7747/
Zosens7743/
Cosenz7728/
Counns7725/
Cusins7724/
Kusens7716/
Kosens7712/
Cogens778/
Cuiens777/
Cosins773/
Casens773/
Counse773/
Counsd771/
Couzns771/
Coxens770/
Coyens770/
Counst770/
Coussions750/
Cons732,377/
Cuns73327/
Cassens712,026/
Cozzens711,425/
Cossins71899/
Cussins71395/
Cottens71391/
Couzins71357/
Casjens71308/
Cuchens71130/
Chasens7177/
Caesens7168/
Ceysens7152/
Kousins7126/
Cosenze7120/
Cossyns7115/
Cahsens7111/
Cuzzens716/
Kossens716/
Cousims714/
Causins713/
Cowiens713/
Coutins712/
Causyns712/
Coozens712/
Cozhens712/
Kouzens711/
Casiens711/
Cuesenz711/
Cushins711/
Cochens711/
Cauzens711/
Coyzens711/
Kouense711/
Cauwens711/
Corzens710/
Cuisins710/
Coggens710/
Cuggens710/
Cozgens710/
Cozisns710/
Chuxens710/
Coons6712,256/
Koens671,483/
Kouns671,327/
Ceyssens671,279/
Cutchens67281/
Const67261/
Conse6799/
Cohns6783/
Caessens6780/
Caens6757/
Cumse6747/
Conss6726/
Couzzins6724/
Couzynse6722/
Ceans6716/
Coenz6715/
Consd676/
Cauns675/
Qouns675/
Cassiens675/
Conns674/
Coins673/
Cuhns673/
Consh673/
Comns672/
Comss672/
Cunst672/
Qoens672/
Cossijns672/
Cussions671/
Ceins671/
Coums671/
Counz671/
Couzcins671/
Coyns671/
Cuins671/
Chassens671/
Cushions670/
Cochense670/
Kuens670/
Cunse670/
Coochens670/
Cozns670/
Casns670/
Corzzens670/
Comse670/
Cumns670/
Cunns670/

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