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Surname Etymology and Meaning of CUSICK

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Kessoch, a town near the Moray Frith, Scotland; casach, Gaelic, an ascent going up by steps. Casag, in Gaelic, signifies a long coat or cassock, formerly a cloak or gown worn by the clergy over the other garments. The name may be local, from the place, or from the peculiar dress worn by the individual.

Source: An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import (1857).

1. Variant spelling of Irish Cusack, in the British Isles now found predominantly in Scotland.
2. Respelling of Czech Kusik, a nickname for a short person or someone with a physical defect, from kusý ‘fragmentary’, ‘unfinished’, ‘truncated’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)