Cockerham Surname

71,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,943 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Cockerham Surname Definition:

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

Cockerham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,2961:57,5706,831
England5481:101,67510,703
Canada591:624,50251,218
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2811:86,7459,115
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6381:78,7138,322

Cockerham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

A location name in Lancashire.

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

Cockerham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cockerham is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cockerham? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 71,148th most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,049,625 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Cockerham live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Cockerham is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 6,296 people, or 1 in 57,570. In The United States it is primarily found in: North Carolina, where 18 percent are found, Texas, where 16 percent are found and Louisiana, where 14 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Cockerham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cockerham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cockerham last name grew 987 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 195 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cockerham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cockerham are 19.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.11% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cockerham earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.11% less than the national average, earning $39,220 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.81% less than the national average, earning $45,306 CAD per year.

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Cockerham Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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