Cushing Surname

42,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

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.

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Cushing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,3561:38,7414,771
England1,3711:40,6405,228
Canada7101:51,8956,248
Australia2331:115,86112,852
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Wales1281:24,1762,540
New Zealand851:53,2748,505
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Malta181:23,9041,289
Guam161:10,0081,526
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Norway71:734,61250,907
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Isle of Man51:17,1643,455
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
France31:22,140,907385,998
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5371:45,3925,656
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8561:13,0241,677

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.

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

Palatal forms of Cussen, Cussin, Cusson, q.v. [cp. English cushion, from French coussin]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

These are forms of Cussen, q.v., found in Co. Wexford and Tipperary. MIF 79

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) Descendant of little Cuss, a pet form of Custance or Constance (firm of purpose).

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

(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.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Cushing Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cushing is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cushing? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cushing is the 42,754th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 598,517 people. Cushing is primarily found 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. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently held forename at a global level It is held by 35 people.

The last name Cushing is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 9,356 people, or 1 in 38,741. In The United States Cushing is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 10 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States it occurs in 41 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Cushing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cushing has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cushing last name increased 243 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 255 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 575 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cushing Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (81%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cushing surname are 1.38% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.85% being registered to vote for the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cushings9323/
Chushing932/
Dcushing931/
Coushing930/
Cuishing930/
Cushiong930/
Cusching930/
Cusshing930/
Cutshing930/
Caushing930/
Cushin9281/
Cusing9267/
Causing863,717/
Cushion861,665/
Cushine86194/
Kushing8617/
Cussing867/
Cousing866/
Cushint864/
Ceusing863/
Coshing861/
Cushimg861/
Cushind861/
Cushinq861/
Cuching860/
Cushien860/
Caushin860/
Coushin860/
Kusching8017/
Cuiching8010/
Chusheng803/
Couching802/
Cousings802/
Coushion801/
Cutching801/
Cuishion801/
Coushina801/
Chusaing801/
Coushine800/
Cushen771,221/
Kushin77547/
Cosing77274/
Kusing77210/
Cusine77194/
Cusain77118/
Coshin7738/
Cusink772/
Cuzing771/
Coushaine7527/
Chuisheng752/
Chousheng751/
Cutchings750/
Cousine71520/
Kushina71493/
Cousein71219/
Kusingh71208/
Kushion71142/
Kuising71137/
Kausing7166/
Cuchine7163/
Kuusing7160/
Cousain7151/
Kussing7136/
Kushine7125/
Kushein7125/
Cuisine7124/
Küching7124/
Koshing7121/
Cuixing7116/
Kaushin7111/
Coscing719/
Cussain718/
Khusing716/
Kusaing716/
Khushin716/
Jusheng716/
Susheng715/
Coseing715/
Koushin714/
Zusheng714/
Kuyshin712/
Kushink712/
Cossing712/
Causeng712/
Cusheen711/
Kusheng711/
Kuszing711/
Cusiten711/
Cuysoin711/
Cussine711/
Cushean710/
Cuishen710/
Coshein710/
Causine710/
Coushen710/
Coushainne710/
Cusuine710/
Causein710/
Cussink710/
Cheuseng67419/
Koutsing67183/
Kosching6755/
Chuseang6749/
Cousigne6747/
Coussine6735/
Cauchain6720/
Coussain6718/
Caussain6715/
Kuyshina6711/
Kaushina6711/
Kaushain6710/
Kaushink677/
Suisheng675/
Kuchingh674/
Zhusheng674/
Kuissing673/
Khutsing673/
Khushina672/
Cuchetin672/
Juisheng672/
Khaushin671/
Qaushain671/
Kuzshina671/
Kushetin671/
Koushain671/
Kuishina671/
Cousseng671/
Koushina671/
Kausingh671/
Kutshine671/
Kuitsing671/
Tchutchuing671/
Caussijn671/
Coussein671/
Zousheng671/
Cuicheng671/
Koshsing671/
Khoshing671/
Couchine670/
Kutching670/
Cuchaine670/

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