How common is the surname Cusack?

3,704 people in the United States had the surname Cusack in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,355 Americans. It ranked 8,844th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Cusack?

John Cusack, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1966), followed by Joan Cusack.

Where is the surname Cusack most common?

Wikidata records people named Cusack in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Cusack getting more or less common?

More common. 3,548 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,704 in 2010, up 4.4%.

The surname Cusack

A surname, carried by 3,704 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C220

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cusack is more common than 94.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,704 people named Cusack in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 83,355 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,548.

#8,844

rank among US surnames

3,704

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #8,550)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,841	Pinkham	3,706	83,310
#8,843	Colter	3,705	83,332
#8,844	Cusack	3,704	83,355
#8,848	Sweatt	3,703	83,377
#8,850	Dunston	3,702	83,400
#8,853	Marano	3,701	83,422

Who is named Cusack

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

92% of people named Cusack identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 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 Cusacks

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Cusack
American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1966)
Joan Cusack
American actress, born 1962
Ann Cusack
American actress, born 1961
Dymphna Cusack
Australian author (1902-1981)
Dick Cusack
American actor (1925-2003)
Catherine Cusack
British actress, born 1968
Carmen Cusack
Actress, born 1971

Notable Cusacks come mostly from the United States (5), Australia (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Cusack

Cusick

Cusack has the Soundex code C220, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C220.

Questions

How common is the surname Cusack?: 3,704 people in the United States had the surname Cusack in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,355 Americans. It ranked 8,844th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cusack?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Cusack identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Cusack?: John Cusack, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1966), followed by Joan Cusack.
Where is the surname Cusack most common?: Wikidata records people named Cusack in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Cusack getting more or less common?: More common. 3,548 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,704 in 2010, up 4.4%.