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Cousin

in the US

There are 2,370 people with the last name "Cousin" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

NameRank
Cousin 10,607
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  1. is 10,603rd most common Scheetz
  2. is 10,604th most common Teng
  3. is 10,605th most common Bastien
  4. is 10,606th most common Carriere
  5. is 10,607th most common Cousin
  6. is 10,608th most common Duerr
  7. is 10,609th most common Sevier
  8. is 10,610th most common Colunga
  9. is 10,611th most common Gessner

Similar Names and Nicknames

Cousins, Cousineau, Cousino, Cousar, Couser, Couse, Cousens, Coussan, Couzin, Coussens

Most Common First Names for Cousin

Michael, John, David, Robert, James, Thomas, Linda, Mary, William, Christopher

Meaning & History

English and French: nickname from Middle English, Old French co(u)sin, cusin (Latin consobrinus), which in the Middle Ages, as in Shakespearean English, had the general meaning ‘relative’, ‘kinsman’. The surname would thus have denoted a person related in some way to a prominent figure in the neighborhood. In some cases it may also have been a nickname for someone who used the term ‘cousin’ frequently as a familiar term of address. The old slang word cozen ‘cheat’, perhaps derives from the medieval confidence trickster's use of the word cousin as a term of address to invoke a spurious familiarity. The patronymics constitute the most frequent forms of this name.

Recent Searches for "Cousin" in the US

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Michael Cousin (9 searches)
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