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 Cushing Salary in
United States
$46,631 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cushing Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cushing Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cushing occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Cushing? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 42,754th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 598,517 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Cushing reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 35 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 9,356 people, or 1 in 38,741. In The United States it is primarily found in: Massachusetts, where 10 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.
Cushing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Cushing has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cushing surname expanded 243 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 255 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 575 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cushing Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Cushing last name is primarily Catholic (81%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Cushing last name are 1.38% more likely to be registered Democrats 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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