Cushion Surname
Approximately 1,665 people bear this surname
Cushion 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 SurnameCushion Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 868 | 1:64,191 | 7,503 |
| United States | 495 | 1:732,240 | 57,446 |
| Australia | 101 | 1:267,284 | 24,253 |
| Israel | 56 | 1:152,815 | 15,997 |
| Ireland | 40 | 1:117,723 | 5,959 |
| Wales | 35 | 1:88,415 | 7,250 |
| Seychelles | 29 | 1:3,186 | 566 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 110 | 1:40,272 | 3,669 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 383 | 1:63,643 | 7,356 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:156,842 | 6,008 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 198 | 1:253,630 | 20,943 |
Cushion (13) may also be a first name.
Cushion 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
Co. Limerick and elsewhere. A corruption of Mac Ossian. It is otherwise written Cushin and Cussen, and anglicised to Cousins, but pronounced Cuzzeen. Ulster Journ, of Archaeol. No. 2.
A corruption of MacOssian. It is otherwise written Cushin and Cussen, and Anglicised to Cousins, but pronounced Cuzzen. See Ulster Jour, of Archaeol. No. 2, and Lower. Ferguson thinks Cushion a corruption of Cushing, a patronymic, of Cuss, perhaps the same with Kusi, surname of a Northman in Ann. Isl.; from Old Norse kusi, a calf, a diminutive of ha, a cow; or that Cuss may be from Anglo-Saxon cusc, pure, clear.
Cushion Demographics
Cushion Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Cushion Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cushion Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cushion occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Cushion click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cushion? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 240,293rd most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,376,904 people. The surname Cushion is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Cushion live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in British Isles. Cushion is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 13 people.
The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 868 people, or 1 in 64,191. In England Cushion is mostly found in: Norfolk, where 32 percent are found, Merseyside, where 18 percent are found and Greater London, where 6 percent are found. Not including England this surname is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.
Cushion Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Cushion has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Cushion last name increased 227 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 250 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 64 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cushion Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Cushion last name are 24.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.31% registered with the political party.
The amount Cushion earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.96% less than the national average, earning $40,577 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.1% less than the national average, earning $44,666 CAD per year.
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