Cousin couples

Cousin Couples

Cousin couples are marriages between a man and a woman who are related through one of their parents. Though uncommon today, many states still allow first cousins to marry. The rest only require the couple be second cousins, or further apart.

Where Cousin Marriage is Allowed

Alabama Alaska Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Florida Georgia Hawaii Illinois Indiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Wisconsin

Famous Couple Cousins

Charles Darwin and Emma Wedgewood, first cousin Albert Einstein and Elsa lowenthal, first and second cousins Rudy Giuliani and Regina Peruggi, second cousins Muhammad and Zaynab bint Jahsh, first cousins H. G.. Wells and Isabell Mary Wells, first cousins