Cussins Surname

733,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Cussins 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.

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Cussins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3141:1,154,32882,787
England581:960,65648,451
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England751:325,00521,260
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Cussins 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.

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

1 assimilated forms. of Custance, q.v.

2 Cussen’s, Cussin’s, Cusson’s (Son).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Cussins Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cussins is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Cussins click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cussins? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 733,258th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,449,483 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Cussins reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Cussins is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 314 people, or 1 in 1,154,328. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 21 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 12 percent live and West Virginia, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent live and New Zealand, where 3 percent live.

Cussins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cussins has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cussins last name grew 506 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 23 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cussins Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Cussins surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cussins surname are 8.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.71% registered to vote for the party.

Cussins earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.74% more than the national average, earning $43,900 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coussins9393/
Cussions931/
Cusins9224/
Coussions880/
Cousins8634,220/
Cossins86899/
Cussens86130/
Causins863/
Cushins861/
Kussins860/
Cuisins860/
Cuins831/
Coussens801,460/
Couszins8053/
Cousinss803/
Cossijns802/
Caussens802/
Scousins800/
Cousinns800/
Cousinse800/
Cushions800/
Cusens77245/
Kusins77186/
Cucins7721/
Cuinse7720/
Jusins777/
Zusins775/
Cutins774/
Susins773/
Cosins773/
Cuzins770/
Cuns73327/
Cousens712,253/
Couzins71357/
Cossens71294/
Sussens71125/
Kushins71117/
Sausins7170/
Kusinsh7131/
Cousyns7128/
Kousins7126/
Cossyns7115/
Sousins714/
Coutins712/
Causyns712/
Cuchins711/
Tjusins711/
Causens711/
Cuggins710/
Cuttins710/
Cuzzins710/
Cushens710/
Judsins710/
Coessens67647/
Cutchins67574/
Soussens6748/
Kuins6735/
Couzzins6724/
Couns6710/
Cousynse676/
Cauns675/
Koussens675/
Cuhns673/
Cunst672/
Couzcins671/
Cuthcins671/
Coossens671/
Cuinz671/
Cunse670/
Jaussens670/
Cumns670/
Cunns670/
Couszens670/

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