Cockeram Surname

635,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 480 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Cockeram Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cockerham,' a parish between Lancaster and Garstang; in Domesday spelt Cocrtham. It lies on the little river Cocker. Nevertheless, I cannot find the existence of this surname in Lancashire.

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Cockeram Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1751:318,38923,763
United States1361:2,665,139160,299
South Africa851:637,38547,411
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Wales231:134,5459,804
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1401:174,11014,584
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Cockeram Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cockerham,' a parish between Lancaster and Garstang; in Domesday spelt Cocrtham. It lies on the little river Cocker. Nevertheless, I cannot find the existence of this surname in Lancashire. Thus the probability is that all the above are mere variants of the Irish Corkeran or Corkran; compare Ransom and Ranson, Sansum and Samson, &c. The interchange of civilities between 'n' and 'm' is as common in nomenclature as in the dictionary. A comparison between the following entries from one London register will have its weight on the thoughtful reader: Abell': ibid.

1807. — Francis Lonsdale and Elizabeth Cockran: ibid.

Such a sequence of entries is not easily got over.

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

(English) belonging to Cockerham (N. Lancs) = the Enclosure on the R. Cocker [Old English ham(m, a piece of land, &c.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Cockeram Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cockeram is found most frequently in England. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cockeram? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 635,252nd most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 15,182,387 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 42 percent of Cockeram reside; 41 percent reside in Northern Europe and 41 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most common in England, where it is borne by 175 people, or 1 in 318,389. In England it is most common in: Derbyshire, where 20 percent are found, Staffordshire, where 17 percent are found and Hampshire, where 13 percent are found. Beside England Cockeram occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent are found and South Africa, where 18 percent are found.

Cockeram Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cockeram has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Cockeram surname grew 125 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 439 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cockeram Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cockeram last name are 0.84999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.38% being registered with the political party.

The amount Cockeram earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 13.42% less than the national average, earning R 205,740 per year; in United States they earn 0.25% more than the national average, earning $43,256 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.51% more than the national average, earning $73,288 CAD per year.

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