Cusack Surname

36,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Cusack Surname Definition:

A name which should have been mentioned in the article on Cusack is Michael Cusack (1860-1907) co-founder of the Gaelic Athletic Association. He was born in Co. Clare.

Cusack Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,3411:67,8637,894
Australia2,9361:9,1951,368
Ireland2,6221:1,796352
England1,8321:30,4144,074
Canada7181:51,3176,189
Northern Ireland2251:8,2001,376
Scotland2091:25,6162,793
New Zealand1621:27,9534,881
Wales1331:23,2672,460
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
France331:2,012,810168,616
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
India61:127,844,230863,365
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,7991:2,462466
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2451:99,49110,063
Scotland701:53,4753,583
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6191:81,1298,538

Cusack (17) may also be a first name.

Cusack Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A name which should have been mentioned in the article on Cusack is Michael Cusack (1860-1907) co-founder of the Gaelic Athletic Association. He was born in Co. Clare.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(French) belonging to Cussac (France), anciently Cotiacum, where the first element may be from the pers. name Coti-us or from a Gaulish word represented by the Breton coat-Welsh coed, a wood; the second, -ac-um, being the Latin-Gaul. possess., or collective, suff.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A hibernicized Norman name, first de Cussac, becoming de Ciomhsóg in Irish. IF 108; SIF 157; Map Meath; Plate VII

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish, English, Ukranian) One who came from Cussac (Cotius' place), in France; one who was a member of a cavalry troop on the Russian steppes, a Cossack.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

There are two distinct origins assigned to this name. On one side it is asserted that the family spring from an illustrious race, the Sieurs de Cusac of Guienne in the IX. cent.; and on the other that they are of ancient Irish extraction, from Isog, founder of the Clan Isog or Clan Cusack, and eleventh in descent from Olioll Olium, king of Munster in 234. B.L.G.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Cusack Last Name Facts

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

Cusack occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Cusack click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cusack? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 36,614th most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 505,939 people. The last name Cusack is mostly found in The Americas, where 38 percent of Cusack are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 17 people.

The last name Cusack is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 5,341 people, or 1 in 67,863. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 14 percent reside, Illinois, where 10 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 55 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 20 percent reside and Ireland, where 18 percent reside.

Cusack Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cusack has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cusack surname expanded 863 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 146 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 748 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 299 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cusack Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States Cusack are 3.71% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.48% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cusack earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.7% less than the national average, earning R 124,284 per year; in United States they earn 14.37% more than the national average, earning $49,349 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.64% more than the national average, earning $51,986 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cussack9218/
Cusiack921/
Cusaack920/
Cuseack920/
Cousack920/
Cusacks920/
Causack920/
Cusac91361/
Cusak91112/
Cusick838,798/
Cussac831,395/
Cosack83195/
Cusaac83173/
Kusack83130/
Cusiac8391/
Cusyck8342/
Casack8322/
Cuseac8318/
Causak8313/
Causac8310/
Cusaak836/
Cusact835/
Cusacc834/
Cusask832/
Cuscik832/
Cuseck832/
Cutsak832/
Cusiak832/
Cussak831/
Cusock831/
Cusacková803/
Cossack77242/
Cussick77141/
Cusceac7768/
Kussack7733/
Cuschak7721/
Cotsack7714/
Kusiack7711/
Cassack7710/
Cussaac774/
Cudsick773/
Coszack773/
Kutsack771/
Cashack771/
Causaac771/
Cusicks771/
Cussasc771/
Kousack771/
Coussac771/
Cussacq771/
Causick770/
Cuisock770/
Cousick770/
Cuisick770/
Cusicke770/
Coushak770/
Kushack770/
Causaic770/
Cuscick770/
Cussock770/
Kusak732,512/
Cusic731,119/
Cosac731,086/
Cacek73675/
Cuxac73255/
Cucek73111/
Casak7375/
Cacik7363/
Cusik7331/
Casac7331/
Cucik7326/
Cosak7319/
Cusek7318/
Kusac7317/
Cusyk7316/
Cucyk739/
Cacyk731/
Cusag731/
Koussack7152/
Couyssac7131/
Cusacova719/
Cushaske710/
Kusiak679,085/
Kutsak672,704/
Kosack67785/
Kuszak67596/
Kushak67551/
Kusick67464/
Cuzick67392/
Cuzacq67230/
Kasack67139/
Cauzac6797/
Ceausceac6774/
Kuzack6764/
Cucick6759/
Cassac6752/
Cuzeac6738/
Coseac6734/
Kausak6732/
Kusake6732/
Cuchak6729/
Cuciak6724/
Cousik6720/
Caysac6718/
Cassak6717/
Cudsik6717/
Kousak6717/
Cosick6716/
Causic6715/
Coshak6714/
Cossac6714/
Cossak6712/
Kuseck6712/
Caycik6710/
Kussak6710/
Kuscek679/
Cuciac678/
Casick676/
Cachak675/
Cosiac674/
Khusak674/
Cusiek673/
Kusiac673/
Caucik673/
Causek673/
Kuscik673/
Cussik672/
Caciak672/
Kusaik672/
Kuisak672/
Cussec672/
Coseck671/
Kusaks671/
Cashak671/
Coscik671/
Cosiak671/
Cousax671/
Cushik671/
Cusisk671/
Cuszek671/
Kusakh671/
Cajcik671/
Casiac671/
Cuceac671/
Cuchac671/
Cuczek671/
Cusiag671/
Coesac671/
Cotsak671/
Kusauk671/
Cuisik670/
Cuisic670/
Cussek670/
Kusyck670/
Cushek670/
Cusecx670/
Cussic670/
Caseck670/
Casask670/

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