Cushion Surname

240,293rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,665 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Seychelles

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.

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Cushion Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8681:64,1917,503
United States4951:732,24057,446
Australia1011:267,28424,253
Israel561:152,81515,997
Ireland401:117,7235,959
Wales351:88,4157,250
Seychelles291:3,186566
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1101:40,2723,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3831:63,6437,356
Wales101:156,8426,008
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1981:253,63020,943

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.

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

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coushion931/
Cuishion931/
Cushiong930/
Cushin9281/
Cushing8612,176/
Cushine86194/
Kushion86142/
Cussion8619/
Cushian866/
Cushint864/
Cushind861/
Cushinq861/
Cusheon860/
Cusshin860/
Coshion860/
Cushien860/
Caushin860/
Coushin860/
Cusin833,759/
Kushihon80192/
Kushione8038/
Cuscione8037/
Cauchion801/
Coushina801/
Cutchion801/
Coushing800/
Cuishing800/
Cusching800/
Cushiang800/
Coushine800/
Cusshing800/
Cutshing800/
Caushing800/
Cousin7738,346/
Causin771,998/
Cushen771,221/
Kushin77547/
Cusine77194/
Cuisin77149/
Cusain77118/
Cussin7796/
Cusing7767/
Coshin7738/
Cuchin7721/
Cusian7721/
Cusien7714/
Cusink772/
Cusinn770/
Cutsin770/
Coushaine7527/
Chaushian7510/
Couschina750/
Causing713,717/
Caussin711,016/
Cutchin71810/
Cousine71520/
Kushina71493/
Coussin71382/
Chusian71282/
Cousein71219/
Cuscina71104/
Cuchine7163/
Cousain7151/
Cauchin7137/
Kushine7125/
Kushein7125/
Cuisine7124/
Cuchian7123/
Cousien7118/
Coschin7116/
Kuschin7114/
Kaushin7111/
Coszion7111/
Cussina7110/
Cussain718/
Cussing717/
Khushin716/
Cousing716/
Kushian716/
Koushin714/
Cousian713/
Kuyshin712/
Cossion712/
Cusheen711/
Cousind711/
Cushimg711/
Cuzsien711/
Zussion711/
Kcousin711/
Cousint711/
Cusiten711/
Cuysoin711/
Causian711/
Cussine711/
Cushean710/
Cuishen710/
Cusshen710/
Couchin710/
Cuching710/
Coshein710/
Causine710/
Coushen710/
Coushainne710/
Cusuine710/
Causein710/
Cussink710/
Kusin672,067/
Cuzin671,743/
Cosin671,399/
Cuxin67954/
Koshihon67193/
Cucin67155/
Cutcheon6784/
Cousinne6752/
Cousigne6747/
Cusim6738/
Koushian6737/
Coussine6735/
Kushchin6727/
Kuchihon6726/
Cauchain6720/
Coussain6718/
Kusching6717/
Coussian6716/
Caussain6715/
Kuschina6712/
Kuyshina6711/
Kaushina6711/
Kaushain6710/
Cuiching6710/
Caushyan676/
Couchian676/
Cousyond676/
Couching672/
Cusen672/
Khushina672/
Cuchetin672/
Khushian672/
Koussion672/
Khaushin671/
Qaushain671/
Kuzshina671/
Kushetin671/
Koushain671/
Kuishina671/
Coussina671/
Cusciann671/
Cutching671/
Koushina671/
Kudshian671/
Kutshine671/
Caussijn671/
Cuisihan671/
Cuisinne671/
Coussein671/
Couëssin671/
Cusín671/
Couchine670/
Coutchin670/
Cuchaine670/
Cusianne670/

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