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
Average Cushion Salary in
United States
$40,577 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cushion Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cushion Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cushion is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cushion? popularity and diffusion
The surname Cushion is the 240,293rd most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 4,376,904 people. Cushion is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Cushion reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in British Isles. Cushion is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 13 people.
Cushion is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 868 people, or 1 in 64,191. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Norfolk, where 32 percent live, Merseyside, where 18 percent live and Greater London, where 6 percent live. Barring England it is found in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.
Cushion Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Cushion has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 227 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 250 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 64 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cushion Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Cushion last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Cushion surname are 24.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.31% registered to vote for the 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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