Cushing Surname
Approximately 12,176 people bear this surname
Cushing 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 SurnameCushing Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,356 | 1:38,741 | 4,771 |
| England | 1,371 | 1:40,640 | 5,228 |
| Canada | 710 | 1:51,895 | 6,248 |
| Australia | 233 | 1:115,861 | 12,852 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Wales | 128 | 1:24,176 | 2,540 |
| New Zealand | 85 | 1:53,274 | 8,505 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:232,775 | 11,829 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Guam | 16 | 1:10,008 | 1,526 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Isle of Man | 5 | 1:17,164 | 3,455 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 21 | 1:210,946 | 9,809 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 537 | 1:45,392 | 5,656 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,856 | 1:13,024 | 1,677 |
Cushing (35) may also be a first name.
Cushing 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]
These are forms of Cussen, q.v., found in Co. Wexford and Tipperary. MIF 79
(English) Descendant of little Cuss, a pet form of Custance or Constance (firm of purpose).
(New England) Cow's field? The will of William Cus- shyn, of Hingham, co. Norfolk, gent., was proved A.D. 1493. He was ancestor of Dea. Matthew Cushing, who came to New England in 1638, and settled in Hingham, Mass.
Cushing Demographics
Average Male Cushing Height
177.42 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Cushing Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cushing Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cushing is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Cushing.
How Common Is The Last Name Cushing? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 42,754th most numerous family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 598,517 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Cushing are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Cushing is also the 1,744,716th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 35 people.
Cushing is most common in The United States, where it is held by 9,356 people, or 1 in 38,741. In The United States it is most numerous in: Massachusetts, where 10 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.
Cushing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Cushing has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cushing last name grew 243 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 255 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 575 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cushing Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Cushing surname is principally Catholic (81%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Cushing surname are 1.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.85% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Cushing earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 105.77% more than the national average, earning 712,130 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.07% more than the national average, earning $46,631 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.87% more than the national average, earning $52,598 CAD per year.
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