Cussen is a surname in the English and Irish languages. In English, it is generally described as a matronymic, derived from the Middle English , a pet name for , and , as in 'son of Cust'. In Irish, the surname is likely a variant of "Cousin", which is derived from the Middle English or , meaning 'kinsman or cousin'.
Notable people with the surname include:
Cliodhna Cussen, Irish sculptor married to activist and writer Pádraig Ó Snodaigh, and mother of Aengus Ó Snodaigh Laurence Cussen (1843–1903), New Zealand surveyor Leo Cussen (1859–1933), Australian judge Michael Cussen (born 1984), Irish hurler
See also Cousin (disambiguation) Cussans
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