Explore the Family Name Cousar

The meaning of Cousar

Scottish (Ayrshire): variant of Cosier, from Middle English cosere ‘horse dealer’.

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How common is the last name Cousar in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Cousar" has increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, "Cousar" was ranked 18,965th in terms of surname popularity, while by 2010, it had climbed to the 18,486th place, indicating a rise of 2.53%. The count of individuals with this surname also rose from 1,330 in 2000 to 1,495 in 2010, marking a jump of 12.41%. Furthermore, the proportion of individuals named "Cousar" per 100,000 people slightly increased from 0.49 to 0.51 during the same period, an uptick of 4.08%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,965	#18,486	2.53%
Count	1,330	1,495	12.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.49	0.51	4.08%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cousar

Delving into the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Cousar," data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that there were notable shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of Cousars identifying as Black saw a slight increase from 73.53% to 74.78%, showing a growth of 1.70%. White Cousars decreased by 15.60%, moving from 23.46% to 19.80%. Those identifying with two or more ethnicities increased their representation from 1.58% to 2.41%, a significant surge of 52.53%. Additionally, people with this surname identifying as Hispanic experienced a dramatic boost from 0.98% to 2.68%, a whopping 173.47% spike. No changes were noted for the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	73.53%	74.78%	1.7%
White	23.46%	19.8%	-15.6%
Hispanic	0.98%	2.68%	173.47%
Two or More Races	1.58%	2.41%	52.53%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%