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Cousins Family History

The names Cousins, Cussans and Cussen in Ireland are of Norman origin having been brought to the country during the twelfth century. Families bearing this name formed the Cuisin Sept along native Gaelic lines and became fully integrated into Irish society. Counties Limerick, Wexford and Cork were the main setlement areas.

A Sept is an ancient Clan-like collective describing a group of persons whose immediate ancestors bore a common surname and inhabited the same territory.