Cockerton Surname

325,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Cockerton Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Cockerton (Durham) = the Farmstead or Enclo­sure on the R. Cocker [Old English tún, farm, &c.]

Cockerton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7401:75,2958,539
Canada1201:307,04728,331
New Zealand931:48,6927,903
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Australia551:490,83137,357
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
France71:9,488,960336,266
Scotland61:892,30328,047
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5001:48,7515,990
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Cockerton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Cockerton (Durham) = the Farmstead or Enclo­sure on the R. Cocker [Old English tún, farm, &c.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in Durham.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Durham.

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

Cockerton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cockerton occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cockerton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 325,490th most frequent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 6,375,806 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Cockerton are found; 65 percent are found in Northern Europe and 65 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most frequent in England, where it is held by 740 people, or 1 in 75,295. In England it is primarily found in: Greater London, where 15 percent live, Essex, where 10 percent live and Suffolk, where 7 percent live. Excluding England Cockerton occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 10 percent live and New Zealand, where 8 percent live.

Cockerton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cockerton has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Cockerton last name rose 148 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 308 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cockerton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cockerton surname are 23.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 76.47% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cockerton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 228.52% more than the national average, earning R 780,684 per year; in United States they earn 49.38% more than the national average, earning $64,457 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.32% more than the national average, earning $54,313 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cuckerton891/
Cookerton891/
Cocherton890/
Sockerton890/
Cok-Horton741/
Cocardon71172/
Cokerden711/
Coker-Taney701/
Coucardon6739/
Cokureten6717/
Chacreton677/
Cookerdan671/

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