Cussons Surname

500,792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 657 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

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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Cussons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3391:164,36015,274
South Africa1171:463,05738,677
Australia741:364,80730,412
Canada511:722,46357,796
Northern Ireland231:80,2195,468
Wales171:182,03112,022
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Isle of Man91:9,5362,057
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3041:80,1828,629
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

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.

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

Cussons Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cussons is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Cussons.

How Common Is The Last Name Cussons? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cussons is the 500,792nd most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 11,092,155 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Cussons reside; 60 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Cussons is most numerous in England, where it is held by 339 people, or 1 in 164,360. In England it is most numerous in: North Yorkshire, where 33 percent reside, Lincolnshire, where 10 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account England this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Cussons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cussons has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Cussons last name rose 112 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it fell 42 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cussons Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Cussons surname is primarily 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coussons93180/
Chaussons882/
Cussans86273/
Cossons8682/
Cousons863/
Cusoins861/
Cusions861/
Cussoms860/
Sussons860/
Cousions8011/
Coussans801/
Cousans71146/
Cossans7136/
Jausons7117/
Causans717/
Cuizons711/
Sussans711/
Cousuns711/
Judsons710/
Jausions6739/
Soussans673/

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