Cocker Surname
Approximately 6,409 people bear this surname
Cocker Surname Definition:
'These dysars, and these hullars, These cokkers, and these bullars.'
Simon le Cockere, Oxfordshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameCocker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,928 | 1:19,029 | 2,725 |
| Tonga | 841 | 1:128 | 21 |
| United States | 708 | 1:511,948 | 42,890 |
| Australia | 679 | 1:39,758 | 5,146 |
| New Zealand | 403 | 1:11,237 | 1,962 |
| Scotland | 217 | 1:24,672 | 2,711 |
| Canada | 191 | 1:192,909 | 18,967 |
| Jamaica | 55 | 1:52,181 | 2,997 |
| Benin | 47 | 1:219,906 | 20,230 |
| Wales | 42 | 1:73,679 | 6,340 |
| Malta | 36 | 1:11,952 | 723 |
| Isle of Man | 29 | 1:2,959 | 610 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Burkina Faso | 12 | 1:1,529,342 | 12,810 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Anguilla | 2 | 1:6,718 | 471 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,261 | 1:10,781 | 1,649 |
| Scotland | 148 | 1:25,292 | 2,311 |
| Wales | 57 | 1:27,516 | 1,557 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 284 | 1:176,826 | 15,798 |
Cocker (25) may also be a first name.
Cocker Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the cocker,' i.e. cockfighter (J). 'Cokker' in this sense occurs in the Towneley Mysteries:
'These dysars, and these hullars, These cokkers, and these bullars.'
Simon le Cockere, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John le Cochere, Sussex, ibid.
Adam Coker, Essex, ibid.
William le Kokere, Somerset, ibid.
John le Coker, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.
Willelmus Coker, Ebota uxor ejus, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Alexander Cokker held land in Nudre Marescalli in 1363 (RMS., I, 143), Mathew Cokcar was tenant of Nether Nuntoun in 1478 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 214), and James Cokir, burgess of Edinburgh, was convicted of treason in 1573 (Diur. Occ., p. 335). Tames Cockhart (for Cocker) was admitted burgess of Glasgow by purchase in 1618 (Burgesses), and Thomas cocker is recorded at Boat of Murthly, 1785 (Dunkeld).
(English) 1 = Cock (q.v.) + the agential suff. -er.
2 Boatman [from Middle English cocke, a cockboat; Old French coque, a boat; prob. from Latin concha, a shell] 3 a nickname for a Cockfighter (perh. also for a Gamekeeper).
Simon le Cockere.—Hundred Rolls
In various English dialects means a cock-fighter. Halliwell. See however Coker.
From the French, Cocard, Coqueau; a personal name.
Cocker: an owner of fighting-cocks; also. The author of the “Townley Mysteries” puts him in bad company: “These dysars [dicers] and these hullars, These cokkers and these bullars (bull-wards), And all purse cuttars, Be well ware of these men.”
Our name of Cockerel may come from Cotterel, and not signify a petty cockfighter; but a Coker and a Coaker refer to the man who supplied entertainment by keeping a cockpit.
Cocker Demographics
Average Male Cocker Height
177.77 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Cocker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cocker Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cocker is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cocker? popularity and diffusion
The last name Cocker is the 76,449th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,137,080 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Cocker live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 25 people.
Cocker is most widely held in England, where it is held by 2,928 people, or 1 in 19,029. In England it is most prevalent in: Lancashire, where 13 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 13 percent are found and South Yorkshire, where 9 percent are found. Aside from England it is found in 70 countries. It is also found in Tonga, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.
Cocker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Cocker has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Cocker last name increased 130 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 249 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 26 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Cocker Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Cocker surname is predominantly Catholic (60%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Cocker surname are 14.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.73% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Cocker earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 28.96% less than the national average, earning R 168,816 per year; in United States they earn 15.97% more than the national average, earning $50,039 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.16% more than the national average, earning $54,236 CAD per year.
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