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Where Does The Last Name Cousins Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Cousins is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cousins? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Cousins is the 16,256^th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 212,962 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Cousins are found; 37 percent are found in North America and 37 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,614,485^th most commonly held forename world-wide, held by 40 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 11,445 people, or 1 in 31,670. In The United States Cousins is most numerous in: Virginia, where 8 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 6 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name exists in 72 countries. It also occurs in England, where 31 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.

Cousins Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Cousins has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cousins last name rose 483 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 212 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 241 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 15 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 282 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cousins Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Cousins last name is predominantly Catholic (47%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cousins surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.54% being registered with the party.

The amount Cousins earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.11% more than the national average, earning 363,757 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 62.11% more than the national average, earning R 385,224 per year; in United States they earn 2.11% less than the national average, earning $42,239 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.15% less than the national average, earning $49,110 CAD per year.