Explore the Family Name Cusson

The meaning of Cusson

1. French: variant of Cosson ‘merchant, reseller’. 2. English: variant of Cussen or Cousin. Some characteristic forenames: French Normand, Herve, Adrien, Aime, Armand, Girard, Laurier, Lucien, Marcel, Philippe, Rejean, Thierry.

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

The surname Cusson, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, saw a slight decrease in its rank of popularity between 2000 and 2010, moving from 20,111 to 20,449. However, despite this drop in rank, the actual count of people carrying the Cusson surname increased by 5.35% during this period, growing from 1,233 to 1,299 individuals. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 population also declined slightly by 4.35%, from 0.46 to 0.44 during the same timeframe.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,111	#20,449	-1.68%
Count	1,233	1,299	5.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.46	0.44	-4.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cusson

As for the ethnic identity associated with the Cusson surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting shifts over the decade. In 2000, a significant majority (96.35%) of those with the Cusson surname identified as White, a proportion that decreased to 93.84% by 2010. There was a marked increase in the Hispanic representation within this surname group, rising by 68.57% from 1.05% to 1.77%. A small percentage of Cussons identified as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010, groups that hadn't been represented in the 2000 data. The percentage of those identifying with two or more races slightly decreased, while the percentage of Black individuals with this surname dropped by more than half.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.35%	93.84%	-2.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.39%	0%
Hispanic	1.05%	1.77%	68.57%
Two or More Races	1.22%	1.15%	-5.74%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.46%	0%
Black	0.81%	0.38%	-53.09%