Cussons Surname
Approximately 657 people bear this surname
Cussons 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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 339 | 1:164,360 | 15,274 |
| South Africa | 117 | 1:463,057 | 38,677 |
| Australia | 74 | 1:364,807 | 30,412 |
| Canada | 51 | 1:722,463 | 57,796 |
| Northern Ireland | 23 | 1:80,219 | 5,468 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:182,031 | 12,022 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Isle of Man | 9 | 1:9,536 | 2,057 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 304 | 1:80,182 | 8,629 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
Cussons 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 assimilated forms. of Custance, q.v.
2 Cussen’s, Cussin’s, Cusson’s (Son).
Cussons Demographics
Cussons Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Cussons Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cussons Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cussons occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Cussons? popularity and diffusion
Cussons is the 500,792nd most commonly held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 11,092,155 people. The surname Cussons is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Cussons are found; 60 percent are found in Northern Europe and 60 percent are found in British Isles.
The surname Cussons is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 339 people, or 1 in 164,360. In England Cussons is most frequent in: North Yorkshire, where 33 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 10 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 9 percent live. Beside England this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.
Cussons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Cussons has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Cussons last name grew 112 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it contracted 42 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cussons Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
The amount Cussons earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 138.61% more than the national average, earning R 567,024 per year; in United States they earn 38.92% less than the national average, earning $26,354 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26% more than the national average, earning $62,600 CAD per year.
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