Cubison Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Cubison Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Jacob,' from nick. Cob and diminutive Cob-et; v. Cobb and Coppin. This derivation is all but settled by the earliest form found in Norfolk of this essentially Norfolk surname; v.

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Cubison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:2,228,72284,230
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Cubison Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Jacob,' from nick. Cob and diminutive Cob-et; v. Cobb and Coppin. This derivation is all but settled by the earliest form found in Norfolk of this essentially Norfolk surname; v. Cobbett.

Geoffrey Cobet, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger Cobet, Norfolk, ibid.

The nick. Cobb and the diminutive Copping are found among the bailiffs of Norwich (1378-95): FF. iii. 116. The change from 'o' to 'u' is eccentric, but so are an endless number of corruptions in this dictionary. The above is strongly confirmed by the fact that Collier is Cullyer, and Colley or Colly is Culley, in Norfolk (q.v). Probably the dialectic sound of o was ll in this district.

Benedict Cabin, bailiff of Yarmouth, 1566: History of Norfolk.

1739. Married — Benjamin Barber and Barbara Cubit: St. George, Hanover Square.

1756. — Thomas Cubitt and Mary Gray: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Cubby’s Son: v. Cubby.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

I cannot explain this somewhat common and well-known surname, unless it be a diminutive or corruption of a personal name, which seems to be supported by the existence of the patronymical Cubison. Jamieson has "Cube, Cubie, probably the abbreviation of Cuthbert." If this conjecture be correct, Cubitt and Cuthbert are most likely identical.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Jamieson gives Cube, Cubbe, as probable abbreviations of Cuthbert; hence perhaps Cubitt; but this name, as well as Cupit, Cupitt, Cobbett, may be a diminutive of Cobb, Copp, Cope, Old German Cobbo, Coppo, Cuppa (whence perhaps, as patronymics, Cobbing, Copping, Kopping, Coppin, Coppen, Coppinger, Coppens, Copas, Copus, Coppard, and the French Copaux, Coppaz, Copeau, Copel, Copil, Copin, Coppin, Copinot, Coppeaux); from Anglo-Saxon cop, O. High German hop, Modern German kopf, D. kop, the head; Old French cope, copeau, coppe, coupeau, cime, sommet, péage. Cob is also a name for the sea-fowl, the sea-cob, and in some parts of England for a spider; from O. D. hop, or koppe, retained in koppespin, spinnekop, a spider. Cob is also a close-built strong kind of pony, and cob, cop is still used for the top or head.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

For Corbizon. William de Corbucon occurs in Normandy, 1180-95 (Mag. Rot. Scac.). William Fitz-Corbezun was Baron of Studley, Warwick, 1086 (Domesd.). The family continued there till 1354 (Dugd. Warw.). Corbuzon the ancestor is mentioned in a charter of Duke Robert of Normandy (Gall. Christ. xi. 10). Robert Fitz-Corbezun also held a barony in the Eastern Counties, 1086 (Domesd.). The family long continued there.

The Norman People (1874)

The Cubitts of Norwich and its neighbourhood bear an ancient name which has been represented in that city since the 17th century. At the end of the 15th century, Robert Cubit was abbot of Horning; and about the same time the name of Cubet occurred in the adjacent parish of Neatishead. In 1405, John Cubet was rector of Thorp - by - Norwich; and the name of Cubit occurs in the list of the ringleaders of the rebellion of the Norfolk "levellers" in 1382. This name has long been a familiar clerical name in the county, several benefices being held by Cubits in the early part of last century (Bl.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Cubison Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cubison occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cubison? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,665,662nd most frequently used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Cubison occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Cubison are found; 90 percent are found in Northern Europe and 86 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 2,228,722. In England Cubison is most numerous in: East Sussex, where 52 percent reside, Kent, where 40 percent reside and Somerset, where 4 percent reside. Outside of England Cubison occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 10 percent reside and Norway, where 3 percent reside.

Cubison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cubison has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Cubison last name rose 357 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cubison Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Cubison last name is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chubison931/
Cuthbison880/
Kubison869/
Cuvison861/
Cubyson861/
Jubisson801/
Jubuisson758/
Kubisen71143/
Kobison7137/
Kubizon7117/
Jubeson711/
Kubiżon711/
Koubissong711/
Cobeson711/
Cuthbetson711/
Cuthbesson710/
Cowieson67358/
Kubiscen6733/
Kubiszen6724/
Cobesson670/

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