Cockayne Surname

165,800th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Cockayne Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cokayne', the Utopia of early English fable: 'Fur in sea, bi west Spaygne, Is a lond inote Cockaygne.'

Whether or not the name of this legendary region was afterwards transferred to London as the centre of luxury and ease, resulting in the London cockney, seems not to be decided; v.

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Cockayne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8591:29,9724,026
United States3981:910,70168,500
Australia1491:181,17918,282
Thailand381:1,858,904228,660
Scotland361:148,7178,826
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
Wales311:99,8247,946
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8931:27,2963,717
Wales51:313,68310,604
Isle of Man41:13,5671,192
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Cockayne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cokayne', the Utopia of early English fable: 'Fur in sea, bi west Spaygne, Is a lond inote Cockaygne.'

Whether or not the name of this legendary region was afterwards transferred to London as the centre of luxury and ease, resulting in the London cockney, seems not to be decided; v. Cocking, in explanation of the large number of Cockaynes in Yorkshire.

Nicholas de Cokayne, Sussex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alan de Cokayne, Sussex, ibid.

Richard de Cokayne, Essex, ibid.

1660-1. Scipio Cockayn and Elizabeth Hope: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

1671. Daniel Thorne and Elizabeth Cockayne: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

. One from Cockayne or Cocaigne, i.e. London; a Cockney.

Richard de Cokayne.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

COCKAIGNE, COKAINE, COKAYN: 'Cokaygne' seems to have been a sort of medieval Utopia. Perhaps the earliest specimen of English poetry which we possess, and which Warton places earlier than the reign of Henry II., is the humorous description of it, beginning —

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Cocking; a location name in Sussex. Or from the French, Cocagne; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Cockayne Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cockayne Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Cockayne is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cockayne? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 165,800th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,790,025 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Cockayne reside; 74 percent reside in Northern Europe and 74 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 1,859 people, or 1 in 29,972. In England Cockayne is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 14 percent reside, Nottinghamshire, where 14 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 11 percent reside. Besides England Cockayne exists in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Cockayne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cockayne has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Cockayne surname grew 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 632 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 620 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cockayne Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Cockayne last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Cockayne are 21.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.35% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cockayne earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.8% more than the national average, earning $50,831 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.43% more than the national average, earning $63,809 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cockaynes940/
Cockhayne940/
Cokayne93460/
Cocayne9347/
Cockane932/
Cockyne931/
Cockayn930/
Cockeyne881/
Cockaine881/
Cackayne881/
Cockoyne880/
Cockagne880/
Cocane863/
Cockan860/
Cocagne801,191/
Cocange80208/
Cocaine8045/
Cockain8020/
Chokane8019/
Chocane8013/
Cockamn803/
Cochkan802/
Cokaine802/
Jockane802/
Cocayan802/
Cokeane801/
Socayne801/
Coskane801/
Cocayon801/
Cukayne800/
Kocayne800/
Cokayon800/
Cockhan800/
Cocan771,347/
Cokan77559/
Ciocanea75421/
Cocaigne7516/
Chukayne7512/
Chokhane7510/
Coucaine754/
Coikayan753/
Choukane753/
Cockines752/
Choucane752/
Tchokane752/
Cascayne751/
Chokaneh751/
Cocannge751/
Cockinge750/
Cocheane750/
Cockinay750/
Cookhane750/
Cockener750/
Kokane7126,164/
Cocean71899/
Cocain71261/
Sokane71257/
Coukan71185/
Cakane71107/
Kocane7175/
Cocani7152/
Cokain7147/
Coican7130/
Cokana7120/
Jokane7119/
Cukyne7119/
Cokhan7115/
Kockan7113/
Cacane7111/
Cokani717/
Cocant714/
Cokine713/
Coycan713/
Cocana713/
Tchoukane713/
Jocane712/
Cogcan712/
Cokanj712/
Cokand711/
Cokahn711/
Cokcan711/
Cokkan711/
Qokane711/
Cachkayan711/
Chockiene711/
Chouckine711/
Choukhane711/
Ccakan711/
Cocgan711/
Socane711/
Cukane711/
Zokane711/
Coscan711/
Coucan710/
Cocine710/
Cacayan673,330/
Chakane672,254/
Chokani671,690/
Kgokane67731/
Cocangi67347/
Ciocani67333/
Sookane67126/
Cokhani6796/
Khokane6771/
Ciocana6755/
Cocaina6754/
Csokany6736/
Cacayon6736/
Kakyene6725/
Kokanie6715/
Cockham6712/
Cokines6712/
Saccane6712/
Tsokane6712/
Kokanne6711/
Koukane6711/
Kokaine6711/
Cokenes6710/
Cokeyin6710/
Kokhane678/
Chacane678/
Kokayan678/
Cochine678/
Qcokana677/
Zakayne677/
Jackane676/
Cokasin676/
Chokany675/
Cacanes675/
Zockine674/
Kokaner674/
Kackane674/
Soocane674/
Cokhang674/
Cocaină674/
Chokine673/
Cokkang673/
Cacaine673/
Zokhane672/
Cockini672/
Cochean672/
Chukane672/
Cockeny672/
Cokanis672/
Coucant672/
Cakaner672/
Soikane672/
Sokaney672/
Zoukane672/
Kokanee671/
Coucain671/
Cookand671/
Cascane671/
Jackyne671/
Kakyone671/
Jokaneh671/
Kokaney671/
Zokange671/
Sokanne671/
Sokhane671/
Cacayen671/
Couqkan671/
Cocaing671/
Cocanng671/
Cockeam671/
Cockoun671/
Kuokane671/
Cockena671/
Cockhin671/
Coccine671/
Jocaine671/
Kokayem671/
Kokayna671/
Kockani671/
Coohcan670/
Kokayon670/
Cochcan670/
Cockein670/
Kockine670/

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