Cuttance Surname

1,173,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203 people bear this surname

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

Cuttance Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Custance,' which see, a corruption.

'Mr. Povey, myself, and Captain Cuttance': Pepys' Diary, 1662, Chandos edition.

Cuttance Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand1191:38,0536,460
Australia771:350,59429,558
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113

Cuttance Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Custance,' which see, a corruption.

'Mr. Povey, myself, and Captain Cuttance': Pepys' Diary, 1662, Chandos edition.

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

Cuttance Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cuttance occurs in New Zealand more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cuttance? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,173,425th most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 35,899,241 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 97 percent of Cuttance live; 97 percent live in Australasia and 97 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most frequently occurring in New Zealand, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 38,053. In New Zealand it is mostly concentrated in: Canterbury Region, where 33 percent are found, Wellington Region, where 24 percent are found and Manawatu Wanganui Region, where 17 percent are found. Other than New Zealand it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 38 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Cuttance Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cuttance has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Cuttance last name decreased 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Custance881,441/
Coutance88168/
Cottance8833/
Coutanche82324/
Coutances8263/
Coustance8248/
Cotance803/
Sutance802/
Coutancier7819/
Coutange758/
Justance758/
Kustance753/
Seutance750/
Couttans750/
Cutainger710/
Sutonce676/
Kutange673/
Cutanza671/
Cuttams671/
Coutans671/
Kutanci671/
Kuttans671/
Koustancer670/
Cottans670/
Cuttons670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cuttance
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