Kushner Surname

43,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,989 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kushner Surname Definition:

(Polish, Cz-Slovakian, Ukranian) One who made fur coats, a furrier.

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Kushner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,8291:53,0766,374
Belarus1,9921:4,770599
Russia1,4321:100,64512,379
Canada5131:71,8248,185
Ukraine3151:144,51620,204
Israel2601:32,9144,636
England1391:400,84927,632
Kazakhstan941:188,11217,764
South Africa711:763,06652,802
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Indonesia491:2,698,963156,404
Kyrgyzstan461:129,84014,584
Latvia261:78,84811,595
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Norway61:857,04855,549
Transnistria61:79,11610,859
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Bolivia61:1,769,4066,441
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
France51:13,284,544357,392
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Panama41:978,06412,245
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Kushner (16) may also be a first name.

Kushner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish, Cz-Slovakian, Ukranian) One who made fur coats, a furrier.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from an ancestor's occupation) In Polish kusnierz is a furrier and in Ukrainian kushnir denotes a furrier. Kushner is the Yiddish form. Jews were involved in the furrier trade for many years. In eastern Europe the furriers catered mostly to men who wore expensive fur-trimmed garments and headgear. Kurschner and Futterman have the same meaning and origin.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

User-submitted Reference

An occupational name meaning 'furrier' - someone who cured pelts and made winter clothing.

- kushboy

Kushner Last Name Facts

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

Kushner (Russian: Кушнер) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kushner? popularity and diffusion

It is the 43,400th most widely held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 607,853 people. Kushner is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Kushner live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 16 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 6,829 people, or 1 in 53,076. In The United States Kushner is primarily found in: New York, where 18 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 12 percent are found and California, where 11 percent are found. Excluding The United States Kushner occurs in 49 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 17 percent are found and Russia, where 12 percent are found.

Kushner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kushner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kushner surname grew 24,389 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kushner Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kushner surname is principally Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (91%) in Belarus and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kushner last name are 40.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.1% being registered with the party.

The amount Kushner earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.48% less than the national average, earning 282,109 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 169.56% more than the national average, earning R 640,572 per year; in United States they earn 18.59% more than the national average, earning $51,170 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.05% more than the national average, earning $50,702 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuschner93195/
Kushnier93186/
Kueshner9313/
Kushneir9312/
Koushner934/
Kaushner932/
Kushnere931/
Kusner92592/
Kuschnier8822/
Kutschner885/
Keuschner881/
Kushnyr8637,887/
Kushnir8615,520/
Kusnier86586/
Cushner86463/
Kussner86222/
Kuchner86215/
Kishner86180/
Kusnere86165/
Kuszner86152/
Koshner8672/
Kausner8656/
Kuzsner8653/
Kutsner8646/
Kusnerz8635/
Kuzhner8629/
Kusnher866/
Kuesner863/
Kusneir862/
Kuscner861/
Kusneur861/
Kuisner861/
Kuusner861/
Kushnerova821,648/
Kuschnierz8229/
Kusnierz80748/
Kuschnir80361/
Kusznier80294/
Kuessner80293/
Kischner80166/
Kaussner8038/
Khuchner8023/
Cushnier8015/
Koushnir8013/
Kusnerzh8010/
Kűschner809/
Kauchner808/
Küschner808/
Kuchnert802/
Koschner802/
Kuzsnier801/
Kurzhner801/
Keuchner800/
Keussner800/
Kautsner800/
Kisshner800/
Koushnerova781/
Kisner775,899/
Kucner77781/
Kusnir77463/
Kužner77221/
Kosner77196/
Kuzner77123/
Cusner7790/
Kušner7755/
Kusñer7722/
Kusnyr771/
Kusnír771/
Kusznierz7549/
Kisschner7510/
Kushchnyr7510/
Kusnerova759/
Cuschnier753/
Kieschner752/
Koeschner752/
Kushchnir751/
Coushnear750/
Kissner713,173/
Küssner71941/
Kushnyrova71653/
Kusznir71480/
Kiesner71409/
Kushnirova71272/
Kiszner71237/
Kizhner71177/
Cusnier71145/
Kurzner71108/
Kuznier7190/
Cushnir7183/
Kossner7175/
Kuchnyr7158/
Kusnire7141/
Cousner7128/
Kauzner7128/
Kueßner7127/
Cushnyr7127/
Cussner7121/
Küchner7119/
Kaucner7116/
Kuznear7114/
Kuczner7113/
Quisner7111/
Kühsner7111/
Kaußner718/
Kuzhnerova716/
Koshnyr715/
Kuezner714/
Kusnirz714/
Koshnir713/
Kuzhnir713/
Kisnner713/
Kutsnyr712/
Kishnir711/
Kisneer711/
Koosner711/
Causner711/
Koesner711/
Kušnere711/
Kutcner711/
Kosnier711/
Kousnerova711/
Kuzhnyr711/
Kisnier710/
Coshner710/
Cuisnier67122/
Cuschnir6765/
Kiessner6765/
Kouchnir6758/
Kuśnierz6743/
Küschnerová6711/
Coshnear6710/
Kűschnerová679/
Koessner678/
Cousnier673/
Kauczner672/
Kieszner672/
Kušnierz672/
Kuznierz672/
Kusznirz672/
Kisznier671/
Coushnir671/
Cutchner671/
Kautcner671/
Koschnir671/
Kooshnir671/
Kurzhnyr671/
Kuuchnir671/
Coutsner670/

Kushner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kushner in the Russian language
Кушнерkusner-

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Kushner Reference & Research

Kushnier / Kusnyir DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Kushnier / Kusnyir FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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