How common is the surname Cushing?

6,480 people in the United States had the surname Cushing in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,646 Americans. It ranked 5,373rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Cushing?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Cushing identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Cushing?

Peter Cushing, British actor (1913–1994), followed by Harvey Williams Cushing.

Where is the surname Cushing most common?

Wikidata records people named Cushing in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

How do you pronounce Cushing?

Cushing is /ˈkʊʃɪŋ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Cushing getting more or less common?

Less common. 6,498 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,480 in 2010, down 0.3%.

The surname Cushing

A surname, carried by 6,480 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈkʊʃɪŋ/ 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). Cushing is more common than 96.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,480 people named Cushing in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 47,646 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 6,498.

#5,373

rank among US surnames

6,480

people in 2010

2.2

per 100,000 Americans

-0.3%

change since 2000 (was #4,965)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,367	Giraldo	6,489	47,580
#5,369	Brigham	6,485	47,609
#5,371	Stebbins	6,484	47,617
#5,373	Cushing	6,480	47,646
#5,374	Canter	6,477	47,668
#5,375	Billups	6,475	47,683

Who is named Cushing

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

95% of people named Cushing identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cushings

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Peter Cushing
British actor (1913–1994)
Harvey Williams Cushing
American neurosurgeon (1869-1939)
Caleb Cushing
American politician (1800-1879)
Richard Cushing
American Catholic cardinal (1895–1970)
Frank Hamilton Cushing
American anthropologist (1857-1900)
Barbara Cushing
American editor and socialite (1915-1978)
Brian Cushing
American football player, linebacker, born 1987

Notable Cushings come mostly from the United States (6) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

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Surnames that sound like Cushing

Cousins

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

Questions

How common is the surname Cushing?: 6,480 people in the United States had the surname Cushing in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,646 Americans. It ranked 5,373rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cushing?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Cushing identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Cushing?: Peter Cushing, British actor (1913–1994), followed by Harvey Williams Cushing.
Where is the surname Cushing most common?: Wikidata records people named Cushing in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
How do you pronounce Cushing?: Cushing is /ˈkʊʃɪŋ/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Cushing getting more or less common?: Less common. 6,498 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,480 in 2010, down 0.3%.