Cussans Surname

956,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Cussans Surname Definition:

1 assimilated forms. of Custance, q.v.

2 Cussen’s, Cussin’s, Cusson’s (Son).

Cussans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1651:337,68524,727
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Northern Ireland251:73,8015,249
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
France141:4,744,480251,814
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:333,90921,641
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Cussans Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 assimilated forms. of Custance, q.v.

2 Cussen’s, Cussin’s, Cusson’s (Son).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Cussans Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cussans is most common in England. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cussans? popularity and diffusion

Cussans is the 956,400th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 26,694,307 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Cussans are found; 70 percent are found in Northern Europe and 70 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 165 people, or 1 in 337,685. In England Cussans is most numerous in: West Yorkshire, where 18 percent live, North Yorkshire, where 14 percent live and Greater London, where 12 percent live. Outside of England this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 9 percent live.

Cussans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cussans has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Cussans last name grew 226 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 382 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cussans Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Cussans last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Cussans earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.11% less than the national average, earning $40,081 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coussans931/
Cussons86657/
Cousans86146/
Cossans8636/
Causans867/
Sussans861/
Coussons80180/
Soussans803/
Susans77224/
Cosans77107/
Cuzans776/
Zusans775/
Kusans771/
Causseins7511/
Cousseins757/
Chaussons752/
Cossons7182/
Cousons713/
Sausans711/
Kusanse711/
Couzans711/
Cusoins711/
Cusions711/
Cushens710/
Cussoms710/
Sussons710/
Cuisance67112/
Cousions6711/
Couseins6710/
Hsusains671/
Suschans671/
Kuessons671/

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Footnotes

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