Cocken Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Cocken Surname Definition:

Anglo-Norman cokin-a rascal.

Cocken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:1,266,32057,817
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Cocken Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Anglo-Norman cokin-a rascal.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Cocken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cocken is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cocken? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,414,640th most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Cocken are found; 81 percent are found in Northern Europe and 81 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 1,266,320. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater Manchester, where 23 percent are found, West Sussex, where 23 percent are found and South Yorkshire, where 11 percent are found. Aside from England this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The Isle of Man, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Cocken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cocken has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Cocken surname rose 126 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chocken9295/
Coken9181/
Cocen915/
Chochken861/
Choken831,447/
Kocken831,385/
Cockin83762/
Cochen83188/
Jocken83150/
Socken8353/
Cohcen8348/
Cooken8346/
Coocen8325/
Cokien8310/
Cokken835/
Cotken834/
Couken831/
Scoken831/
Cockyn831/
Cioken831/
Cacken830/
Cocn802/
Cocking775,064/
Joucken7759/
Chouken7715/
Chooken7714/
Chucken773/
Cocquen772/
Kockien771/
Coutken771/
Coockin771/
Cockina771/
Choiken771/
Cuycken771/
Cochkin771/
Caacken770/
Koken7333,922/
Soken731,088/
Kocen73401/
Joken73234/
Cokin7332/
Cocin7330/
Cöcen7315/
Cacen7312/
Cucen739/
Zoken734/
Caken734/
Cuken731/
Cookn731/
Chokn731/
Jockn731/
Kockn730/
Tchokeng719/
Chochkin714/
Tchouken712/
Sockienė711/
Cochin672,617/
Kooken67731/
Jochen67681/
Koeken67414/
Kokken67389/
Tsoken67365/
Kücken67303/
Jockin67260/
Jooken67192/
Jacken67133/
Chuken67118/
Kucken67103/
Sacken6789/
Chokin6782/
Kecken6747/
Scokin6743/
Chochkina6742/
Zhoken6740/
Coekin6740/
Sokeen6739/
Chaken6734/
Soyken6733/
Gioken6732/
Djoken6731/
Coucin6727/
Sockin6726/
Cotkin6721/
Cachen6719/
Cackin6717/
Coquen6717/
Cuyken6716/
Kockin6714/
Kockem6714/
Chokyn6714/
Kokoen6712/
Cokina6711/
Kouken6711/
Cookin678/
Coykin676/
Kodken676/
Jokeen675/
Khoken673/
Sooken673/
Zacken672/
Cakken672/
Zouken672/
Dzoken672/
Sokken671/
Cuchen671/
Coucne671/
Coocne671/
Txoken671/
Suoken671/
Jouken671/
Koocen671/
Kohken671/
Koiken671/
Zokien671/
Zockem671/
Zockne671/
Djouckeng671/
Coccin671/
Cocuin671/
Cokyna671/
Qokeng671/
Kotken671/
Kokien671/
Kokaen670/
Cocqin670/
Cakeen670/
Kacken670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cocken
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