Cushen Surname
Approximately 1,221 people bear this surname
Cushen Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Custance,' from nick. Cuss, diminutive.
Cussin; compare viol, diminutive violin; also Jean, diminutive Jennin, and, with excrescent 'g', Jenning; also Pierre, diminutive Perrin, now Perring; also Nicholas, nick.
Read More About This SurnameCushen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 378 | 1:12,458 | 1,520 |
| United States | 344 | 1:1,053,660 | 77,038 |
| England | 295 | 1:188,875 | 16,792 |
| Wales | 60 | 1:51,576 | 4,775 |
| New Zealand | 58 | 1:78,075 | 11,384 |
| Australia | 55 | 1:490,831 | 37,357 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 107 | 1:41,401 | 3,746 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 87 | 1:280,177 | 19,488 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 73 | 1:687,927 | 44,660 |
Cushen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Custance,' from nick. Cuss, diminutive.
Cussin; compare viol, diminutive violin; also Jean, diminutive Jennin, and, with excrescent 'g', Jenning; also Pierre, diminutive Perrin, now Perring; also Nicholas, nick. Col, diminutive Colin, now Collins and Colling.
Johannes Cussyng, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Palatal forms of Cussen, Cussin, Cusson, q.v. [cp. English cushion, from French coussin]
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Cushen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cushen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cushen is more frequently found in Ireland than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cushen? popularity and diffusion
The surname Cushen is the 308,931st most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 5,968,506 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Cushen are found; 61 percent are found in Northern Europe and 61 percent are found in British Isles.
This surname is most widely held in Ireland, where it is borne by 378 people, or 1 in 12,458. In Ireland Cushen is mostly concentrated in: Leinster, where 92 percent are found, Connaught, where 5 percent are found and Munster, where 3 percent are found. Barring Ireland this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent are found and England, where 24 percent are found.
Cushen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Cushen has changed over time. In Ireland the share of the population with the surname expanded 353 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 471 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 339 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 6,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cushen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Cushen last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Cushen last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Cushen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.22% less than the national average, earning $41,328 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.17% more than the national average, earning $54,736 CAD per year.
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