The cossey Surname

cossey Name Meaning and History

English: perhaps a habitational name (reduced form) from Costessey in Norfolk, named with an Old English or Old Norse personal name Cost + Old English eg ‘island’, ‘dry ground in a marsh’.
Americanized spelling of French Cossé (see Cosse).

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The cossey name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the cossey family name as far back in history as possible.

cossey Family Facts

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Distribution of cossey Families in the US in 1920

Number of cossey families

12-22

5-11

1-4

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Cosseys from Enland	Brenda Norris	15
Cosseys from Norich England	Ethel May Cossey	2
My grandfather's name is William Cossey.	jasonsmommy21802	0
John cossey	nick cossey	2
Andrew Cossey	kamicossey	2
All COSSEY research	genmaster	11
Cossey of Canada and Norfolk England	glcossey	0
Harry COSSEY	cagiant	0
Cossey family in Oklahoma	Linda Springer	3
Alfred Cossey's daughter	debby francis	2

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