Cosens Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cosens Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cosens family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 25
Labourer 7
Agricultural Labourer 6
Laundress 5
Annuitant 5
Land Owner 3
Carpenter 3
House Keeper 3
General Servant 3
Butcher Daughter 3
Master Mariner 2
Servant 2
Joiners Son 2
Tinman 2
Farmer Labourer 1
Thatcher 1
Agricultural Labourer Wife Formerly Laundress 1
Bricklayer 1
Cab Driver 1
Clerk Wholesale Straw Plait Warehouse 1
Doctors Page 1
House Cook 1
Kitchenmaid 1
Lady Maid 1
Gardeners Labourer 1

Cosens Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Cousins 71% 35,863
2 Cousens 86% 5,182
3 Cosens 100% 1,627
4 Cossens 86% 877
5 Cosins 83% 443
6 Cossons 71% 283
7 Cousans 71% 262
8 Cusins 67% 159
9 Cousons 71% 136
10 Causins 57% 130

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The surname Cosens is the 3rd most popular variant of Cousins.

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