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![Show Contents]() Cossart History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of CossartWhat does the name Cossart mean? The ancient and distinguished surname Cossart is originally of French origin, and refers to "a dealer in horses." The name was brought to England in the wake of the Norman Conquest of 1066, and became one of the many Anglo-Norman words that made up Middle English. Early Origins of the Cossart familyThe surname Cossart was first found in Essex, where the Cossart family was anciently seated as Lords of the Manor. For the three centuries following the Battle of Hastings in 1066, the language of the courts was French, and the Norman ambience prevailed. Norman surnames were held by members of aristocracy, and the Cossart family was a prominent one in the county of Essex. The family name was first referenced in the year 1299 when Ralph le Kossar held estates in that county. Early History of the Cossart familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cossart research. Another 103 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1392, 1449, 1820, 1870 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Cossart History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cossart Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Cossar, Cosser, Cozzer, Cozzar, Kosser, Kossar, Corsor, Cossart, Cossarte and many more. Early Notables of the Cossart familyAnother 28 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Cossart Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Cossart family to IrelandSome of the Cossart family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 92 words (7 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Cossart migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Cossart Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Jacques Cossart, who settled in New York in 1662
- Jacques Cossart, who landed in America in 1663 1
- Jaques Cossart, who settled in New York, NY in 1664
Cossart Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- J Cossart, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1741 1
- Henry Cossart, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 1
- Henry Cossart, a Huguenot who settled in Pennsylvania in 1749
| Cossart migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Cossart Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- William Cossart, who settled in Québec in 1838
| Contemporary Notables of the name Cossart (post 1700) | + |
- Linda de Cossart CBE, English general surgeon who specialises in vascular surgery, Director of Medical Education at the Countess of Chester Hospital
- Pascale Cossart (b. 1948), French award-winning bacteriologist at the Pasteur Institute of Paris
- Ernest Cossart (1876-1951), born Emil Gottfried von Holst, English-born Hollywood and Broadway actor, specialising in playing butlers, valets, and similar roles
- Hugh Cossart Baker Sr. (1818-1859), English banker, businessman, and mathematician who established the first life insurance company in Canada the Canada Life Assurance Company in 1847
- Hugh Cossart Baker Jr. (1846-1931), Canadian businessman and telephone pioneer who started up the first commercial telephone service in Canada in the city of Hamilton, Ontario
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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