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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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Miron/Myron Cossey of NY |
 ewburke1
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| Cosseys of Suffolk, England |
rozgray
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| Andrew Cossey |
kamicossey
| 3 |
| All COSSEY research |
genmaster
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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. |
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| 0 |
| John cossey | nick cossey | 2 |
| Cossey of Canada and Norfolk England | glcossey | 0 |
| Harry COSSEY |
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