Cush is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Cush
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Cush

How popular is Cush?

Cush is ranked 177473 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Cush bearers increased by 5.014749 per cent in 2010 US census to 712 since 2000, the surname slipped by 245 spots and ranked at 32339. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 75.42 77.58
Black 19.52 17.4
Hispanic or Latino 2.25 1.92
Others 1.54 1.33
Cush is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Guyana. Around 2019 people have been found who wears Cush as their family name. Cush is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
541,660 Russia8
39,450 Moldova8
46,707 New Zealand5
40,064 Nigeria2
18,035 Egypt2
20,186 Kenya2
118,441 Germany2
2,168 Suriname2
16,283 Lithuania1
40,340 Malaysia1
118,015 Netherlands1
153,416 Italy1
81,201 Switzerland1
1,176 Antigua and Barbuda1
2,190 Barbados1
36,678 Singapore1
13,447 Uganda1
492,292 Ukraine1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
11,040 Scotland39
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,128 Ireland87
50,757 Canada60
Countries with hundreds of Cush:
33,060 United States879
8,637 Australia327
19,682 England269
789 Guyana174
1,763 Northern Ireland143
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 20 years old immigrant Catherine Cush who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on May 8, 1850 by Hesperus put out from Belfast. Maid Bridget Cush, Hugh Cush (15) Servant, Servant Peter Cush, 44 years old Bridget Cush, 5 years old Michael Cush, John Cush (3), 20 years old Ann Cush, Anna Cush (1 month old) Infant, and 3 other Cush around 57.14% of whom were servant migrated to US.

Cush Namesakes

  • Marc Cushman, Author
  • Karen Cushman, Writer
  • John P. Cushman, Politician
  • Ronald McNeill, 1st Baron Cushendun, British Politician
  • James T. Cushing, Theoretical Physicist
  • Aric Cushing, Actor
  • Thomas Cushing Aylwin, Lawyer
  • Judith Bayard Cushing, Mathematician
  • Betsey Cushing Roosevelt Whitney, Philanthropist
  • Harvey Cushing, Neurosurgery

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