Cockett Surname

283,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Cockett Surname Definition:

1 = Cock (q.v.) + the diminutive suff. -et [cp. French coquet—coq, a cock + the diminutive suff. -et—a flirt, jilt] 2 a corruption form of Cockhead, q.v.

Cockett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5481:101,67510,703
United States4781:758,28259,111
Jamaica1901:15,1051,449
Canada561:657,95753,499
Australia401:674,89346,030
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Wales81:386,81619,671
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3871:62,9857,305
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Cockett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 = Cock (q.v.) + the diminutive suff. -et [cp. French coquet—coq, a cock + the diminutive suff. -et—a flirt, jilt] 2 a corruption form of Cockhead, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A diminutive of cock, gallus, like the Fr, Cochet from Coq.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Cockett Last Name Facts

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

Cockett is found most frequently in England. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Cockett click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cockett? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cockett is the 283,302nd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 5,358,490 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 42 percent of Cockett reside; 41 percent reside in Northern Europe and 41 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 548 people, or 1 in 101,675. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 13 percent live, Essex, where 12 percent live and Kent, where 6 percent live. Aside from England this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent live and Jamaica, where 14 percent live.

Cockett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cockett has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Cockett surname expanded 142 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 2,516 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cockett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cockett surname are 25.49% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 78.72% being registered with the political party.

The amount Cockett earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 96.63% less than the national average, earning R 8,016 per year; in United States they earn 9.03% more than the national average, earning $47,045 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.88% more than the national average, earning $60,059 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cockette9334/
Cocketts931/
Cocket9211/
Cokett921/
Chockhett881/
Sockett86979/
Cackett86695/
Cockitt8652/
Jockett8630/
Kockett863/
Cuckett862/
Zockett861/
Chocket861/
Cocketh860/
Cookett860/
Cocet8330/
Coket833/
Cackette8062/
Cockheyt8039/
Chackett8017/
Cuckette803/
Couccett801/
Sacckett801/
Couchett800/
Cochet7712,146/
Coucet7799/
Socket7781/
Kokett7738/
Choket7713/
Cacket774/
Kocket774/
Cocked774/
Sokett772/
Jocket772/
Cakett771/
Jokett771/
Coicet771/
Cosket770/
Cockheijt7510/
Sackett718,572/
Jackett71941/
Cocquet71726/
Couchet71620/
Chouket7173/
Zuckett7146/
Chacket7137/
Cockuyt7132/
Kokette7130/
Chooket7123/
Coquett7121/
Cocqcet7117/
Chocquette714/
Caskett713/
Caucett712/
Scakett712/
Jockket711/
Ckecket711/
Couceht711/
Tchoket711/
Jockeit711/
Kuckett711/
Zackett710/
Socketh710/
Cachett710/
Kackett710/
Couckuyt67623/
Coquette67615/
Kocet67596/
Soket67230/
Koket6788/
Cockhuyt6774/
Chocquet6765/
Cockhead6756/
Jacketts6748/
Jackette6724/
Chockead6718/
Choikhet6714/
Caket6712/
Tchouket6711/
Couckuit679/
Cocit678/
Joket676/
Cuket676/
Chookeat675/
Cacet674/
Choquett673/
Chookete672/
Zucchett672/
Scoykhet671/
Zacchett671/
Chokkhet671/
Choukeit671/
Chakette671/
Chhokhet671/
Couquett670/
Kockeitz670/
Quackett670/
Chouqett670/

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Cockett Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cockett
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