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Early Origins of the Cossette family

The surname Cossette was first found in Anjou, a former county, duchy and province centred on the city of Angers in the lower Loire Valley of western France. Thee family took its name from Cossé, a village in the department of Mayenne, near Laval.

Early History of the Cossette family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cossette research. Another 151 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1422, 1505, 1506, 1512, 1550, 1552, 1563, 1582, 1600, 1610, 1611, 1615, 1621, 1671, 1673, 1674, 1830, 1833, 1856, 1892 and 1903 are included under the topic Early Cossette History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cossette Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cossé, de Cossé, Cosset, de Cosset, Cossette and many more.

Early Notables of the Cossette family

Notable amongst the name was Jan Cossiers (1600-1671), a Flemish Baroque painter; Charles de Cossé (1506-1563), marshal of Brissac; Charles II de Cossé (1550-1621), the first Duke of Brissac from 1611 until his death; Philippe de Cossé, bishop of Coutances in the 16th century; Gabriel Cossart (1615-1674), a French Jesuit and historian; François Cosset...
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Cossette World Ranking

In the United States, the name Cossette is the 14,095th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Cossette is ranked the 966th most popular surname with an estimated 5,595 people with that name. 2 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Cossette is the 374th popular surname. 3


Cossette migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cossette Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Maria Cossette, aged 26, who immigrated to the United States from Rome, Italy, in 1908
  • Antonia Cossette, aged 26, who immigrated to Oakwood, ND, in 1919

Contemporary Notables of the name Cossette (post 1700) +

  • Pierre Maurice Joseph Cossette (1923-2009), Canadian television executive producer and Broadway producer who brought the Grammy Awards to television
  • Sylvain Cossette (b. 1963), award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. "Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
  3. "The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec


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