Cuss Surname

424,982nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 814 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Cuss Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Coustance,' usually Custance (which see), from nick. Cust or Cuss; 'Cuskin, a drinking-cup, a cup, a cuskin': Nomenclator, (Halliwell). Cup-names were commonly taken from the girls who handed them; v.

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Cuss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5711:97,58010,350
Australia621:435,41534,362
Canada451:818,79163,991
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Wales291:106,7088,358
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3451:70,6537,895
Wales201:78,4213,652
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Cuss Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Coustance,' usually Custance (which see), from nick. Cust or Cuss; 'Cuskin, a drinking-cup, a cup, a cuskin': Nomenclator, (Halliwell). Cup-names were commonly taken from the girls who handed them; v. Jug in Skeat's Etymological Dictionary.

Cust de Clementhorp, 10 Edward III: Freemen of York.

Custe Newman, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert fil. Cust, ibid.

Custe Alver, ibid.

Cus nepta Johannis Frost, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Cuss Balla, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Matilda Custe, doghter, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1701. Baptised — John, s. Thomas Cust, cutler: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

1 a diminutive of Custance, q.v.

2 the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Cus(s)a, or its Frankish cognate, which, however, may ultimately be from the same source as i, as we find Custantin in the 8th cent. (Liber Vitae), and an O.Ger. Custanzo.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A form of Cust.

The Norman People (1874)

From the German, Kuss; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Cuss Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cuss occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cuss? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 424,982nd most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,952,759 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Cuss live; 79 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 571 people, or 1 in 97,580. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Wiltshire, where 14 percent are found, Greater London, where 11 percent are found and Gloucestershire, where 8 percent are found. Beside England Cuss is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Cuss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cuss has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Cuss surname expanded 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 132 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 145 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cuss Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Cuss last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cuss last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cuss earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.95% more than the national average, earning $48,304 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.52% more than the national average, earning $56,400 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cusse89459/
Causs89130/
Chuss89128/
Couss8924/
Csuss8922/
Cuiss893/
Ceuss891/
Cussh891/
Ciuss891/
Cus861,605/
Causse805,842/
Cousse80330/
Cuisse80213/
Chauss8072/
Chushs8010/
Cussce802/
Coushs802/
Scauss802/
Coutss802/
Chusse801/
Coss7511,902/
Kuss755,257/
Cius754,845/
Ceus753,346/
Caus752,822/
Cush752,310/
Suss751,782/
Cust75971/
Chus75686/
Juss75457/
Cuse75263/
Cuis75208/
Zuss7554/
Cusd7524/
Cous7517/
Csus759/
Czus755/
Scus753/
Cusp752/
Cusz752/
Cuhs752/
Tcus751/
Zcus751/
Cgus751/
Cusj751/
Cuus751/
Cuxs751/
Dcus751/
Kcus751/
Cuzs750/
Chausse734,319/
Chuisse7315/
Chousse7314/
Chaushs7312/
Tchouss732/
Tchusse731/
Cu6779,300/
Chaus6713,116/
Couts671,420/
Couse671,300/
Kauss67866/
Jauss67767/
Cause67559/
Czaus67472/
Tchuisse67426/
Seuss67423/
Chush67300/
Caust67290/
Kusse67282/
Keuss67222/
Cushe67208/
Quoss67207/
Czusz67200/
Cusch67186/
Chous67184/
Csosz67183/
Kouss67170/
Chuse67158/
Sauss67155/
Zauss67141/
Zeuss67114/
Csúsz6777/
Cheus6767/
Cusce6759/
Ciusz6757/
Jusse6756/
Chuis6747/
Zusse6746/
Caush6736/
Ciuse6736/
Csusz6720/
Giuss6718/
Chuys6718/
Zuiss6715/
Coust6714/
Cahus6712/
Chusj6711/
Suiss677/
Couzs676/
Cuish675/
Qouss675/
Cuise674/
Cudse674/
Jouss673/
Cauts673/
Scaus672/
Cuist672/
Czous672/
Coush671/
Khuss671/
Chaussce671/
Csusj671/
Custt671/
Ciush671/
Ciust671/
Czuis671/
Dtcus671/
Scuzs671/
Cooss671/
Cohus671/
Tchus671/
Čauss671/
Tchousse671/
Dzuss671/
Cuits671/
Chujs671/
Chuxs671/
Gcuse671/
Zujss671/
Ccoss671/
Czuse671/
Cossh670/
Jeuss670/
Kuiss670/
Cuysh670/
Juiss670/
Coess670/

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