How common is the surname Couzens?

436 people in the United States had the surname Couzens in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 708,132 Americans. It ranked 48,436th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Couzens?

James J. Couzens, American politician (1872–1936), followed by Millie Couzens.

Where is the surname Couzens most common?

Wikidata records people named Couzens in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Couzens getting more or less common?

More common. 398 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 436 in 2010, up 9.5%.

What are other spellings of Couzens?

Couzen, Cozen, Cozens, Cozin, Cozins and Cossin.

The surname Couzens

A Norman surname, carried by 436 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C252

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Couzens is more common than 70.1% of them.

Origin

Norman origin

A Middle English surname from Norman terminology. From Anglo-Norman, from Old French cusin, cosin, cousin (“cousin”) (French cousin, cousine). Literally, “familial relative”.

One of 128 Norman surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 436 people named Couzens in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 708,132 Americans. That is up 9.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 398.

#48,436

rank among US surnames

436

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

+9.5%

change since 2000 (was #49,563)

Who is named Couzens

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

86% of people named Couzens identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.8%
Two or more races 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Couzenss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

James J. Couzens
American politician (1872–1936)
Millie Couzens
British cyclist, born 2003

Notable Couzenss come mostly from the United States (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Couzen
Cozen
Cozens
Cozin
Cozins
Cossin
Cossins
Cosin
Cosins
Cusin

Surnames that sound like Couzens

Couzens has the Soundex code C252, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C252.

Other Norman surnames

All 128 Norman surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Couzens come from?: A Middle English surname from Norman terminology. From Anglo-Norman, from Old French cusin, cosin, cousin (“cousin”) (French cousin, cousine). Literally, “familial relative”.
How common is the surname Couzens?: 436 people in the United States had the surname Couzens in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 708,132 Americans. It ranked 48,436th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Couzens?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Couzens identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Couzens?: James J. Couzens, American politician (1872–1936), followed by Millie Couzens.
Where is the surname Couzens most common?: Wikidata records people named Couzens in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Couzens getting more or less common?: More common. 398 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 436 in 2010, up 9.5%.
What are other spellings of Couzens?: Couzen, Cozen, Cozens, Cozin, Cozins and Cossin.