What degree is a distant cousin?

Answer 1

Describing someone as a "distant cousin" is a very imprecise way of saying that they are related to you, but the speaker either does not know exactly how or they are not a first cousin, but are "more distant."

Answer 2

A distant cousin is a cousin you do not feel closely related to.

Most people would agree that a first cousin is not a distant cousin, and that a sixth cousin is. But there is no generally agreed fine line defining where "distant" begins.

Answer 3

Most genealogists consider distant cousins to be family. People who are not involved in genealogy often consider distant cousins not to be family. Where the line, if any, is drawn depends entirely upon who is drawing it.

Answer 4

It is a distanT cousin not a distanCE cousin. They are distant.