Cussen Surname
Approximately 1,999 people bear this surname
Cussen Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the cousin,' a kinsman or near relative; Middle English cousin. The final 's' is patronymic, as in Jenkins, Williams, Jones, &c. The Yorkshire directories are still well supplied with instances, but so are many other county directories.
Read More About This SurnameCussen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 713 | 1:6,604 | 979 |
| United States | 479 | 1:756,699 | 59,021 |
| Australia | 378 | 1:71,417 | 8,443 |
| England | 224 | 1:248,741 | 20,175 |
| Canada | 84 | 1:438,638 | 38,170 |
| New Zealand | 34 | 1:133,186 | 15,994 |
| Chile | 30 | 1:587,216 | 14,299 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 462 | 1:9,588 | 1,407 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 33 | 1:738,648 | 34,140 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 62 | 1:809,979 | 50,387 |
Cussen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the cousin,' a kinsman or near relative; Middle English cousin. The final 's' is patronymic, as in Jenkins, Williams, Jones, &c. The Yorkshire directories are still well supplied with instances, but so are many other county directories. Such entries as the following are common:
Henricus Parsoneosyn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Vikercosyn. 1379: ibid.
Robert Frere-cosyn, 1379: ibid.
Johannes Cosyn, tiropour, 1379: ibid.
Ricardus Cosyn, 1379: ibid.
Alicia Cosyn, 1379: ibid.
Richard le Cusyn, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William le Cusyn, Bedfordshire, ibid.
John le Cosyn. Calendarium Rotulorum Patentium in Turri Londinensi.
Thoroas le Cozun. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.
Of the three Cosins in the Dictionary of National Biography, Edmund Cosin. or Cosyn, Vice-chancellor of Cambridge University (fl. 1558), was a native of Bedfordshire; the great John Cosin, bishop of Durham, (born 1594), was a native of Norwich; and the civil lawyer, Richard Cosin (1549-1597) was born at Hartlepool.
1 = Cuss (q.v) + the French diminutive suff. -in, -on.
2 Cuss’s Son: v. Cuss.
There has probably been confusion with Cousen, Cousin, q.v.
Hibernicized Norman families, settled Munster and Leinster, chiefly in Cos. Limerick, Cork and Wexford.
Occasionally changed to the English name Cousins.
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.
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Cussen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cussen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cussen occurs more in Ireland more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cussen? popularity and diffusion
The surname Cussen is the 207,153rd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,645,596 people. The last name Cussen occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Cussen are found; 47 percent are found in Northern Europe and 47 percent are found in British Isles.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Ireland, where it is borne by 713 people, or 1 in 6,604. In Ireland it is mostly concentrated in: Munster, where 73 percent are found, Leinster, where 25 percent are found and Connaught, where 2 percent are found. Besides Ireland Cussen exists in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Australia, where 19 percent are found.
Cussen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Cussen has changed through the years. In Ireland the share of the population with the last name rose 154 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it rose 773 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 679 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cussen 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 Cussen last name are 12.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.26% registered with the party.
The amount Cussen earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.58% more than the national average, earning $48,575 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.3% more than the national average, earning $65,730 CAD per year.
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