Kushner Surname
Approximately 11,989 people bear this surname
Kushner Surname Definition:
(Polish, Cz-Slovakian, Ukranian) One who made fur coats, a furrier.
Read More About This SurnameKushner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,829 | 1:53,076 | 6,374 |
| Belarus | 1,992 | 1:4,770 | 599 |
| Russia | 1,432 | 1:100,645 | 12,379 |
| Canada | 513 | 1:71,824 | 8,185 |
| Ukraine | 315 | 1:144,516 | 20,204 |
| Israel | 260 | 1:32,914 | 4,636 |
| England | 139 | 1:400,849 | 27,632 |
| Kazakhstan | 94 | 1:188,112 | 17,764 |
| South Africa | 71 | 1:763,066 | 52,802 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Indonesia | 49 | 1:2,698,963 | 156,404 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 46 | 1:129,840 | 14,584 |
| Latvia | 26 | 1:78,848 | 11,595 |
| Estonia | 23 | 1:57,470 | 10,794 |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 1:1,405,870 | 25,726 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Transnistria | 6 | 1:79,116 | 10,859 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Bolivia | 6 | 1:1,769,406 | 6,441 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 1:956,014 | 6,058 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 | 1:1,793,524 | 92,026 |
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.
(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.
User-submitted Reference
An occupational name meaning 'furrier' - someone who cured pelts and made winter clothing.
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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
Kushner Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kushner in the Russian language | ||
| Кушнер | kusner | - |
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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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Footnotes
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