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    The surname Couse

    A patronymic surname, carried by 520 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex C200

    Couse: #41,799 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Couse #41,799, 520 people Couse: #41,799 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Couse #41,799, 520 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Couse is more common than 74.2% of them.

    Origin

    Patronymic surname, from the medieval English personal name Kouse, Kause, corresponding to Old Norse Kausi, a nickname meaning "tomcat".

    Couse is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 520 people named Couse in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 593,741 Americans. That is down 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 544.

    #41,799
    rank among US surnames
    520
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    -4.4%
    change since 2000 (was #38,263)

    Who is named Couse

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    92% of people named Couse identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 92%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.6%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Couses

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • E. Irving Couse
      American artist (1866-1936)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Couse

    Couse has the Soundex code C200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C200.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Couse come from?
    Patronymic surname, from the medieval English personal name Kouse, Kause, corresponding to Old Norse Kausi, a nickname meaning "tomcat".
    How common is the surname Couse?
    520 people in the United States had the surname Couse in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 593,741 Americans. It ranked 41,799th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Couse?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Couse identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Couse?
    E. Irving Couse, American artist (1866-1936).
    Where is the surname Couse most common?
    Wikidata records people named Couse in the United States.
    What type of surname is Couse?
    Couse is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Couse getting more or less common?
    Less common. 544 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 520 in 2010, down 4.4%.