Cockey Surname
Approximately 623 people bear this surname
Cockey Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cochagh,' a West-country name (v. Haigh). There is Cockey, a hamlet near Bury, Lancashire, but it seems to bear no relation to the existing surname.
Alice de Cochagh, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Read More About This SurnameCockey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 612 | 1:592,253 | 48,330 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 23 | 1:1,059,799 | 41,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 183 | 1:274,419 | 22,265 |
Cockey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cochagh,' a West-country name (v. Haigh). There is Cockey, a hamlet near Bury, Lancashire, but it seems to bear no relation to the existing surname.
Alice de Cochagh, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
John de Cocheye, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
1747. Married — Peter Cockey and Jane Porter: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
Cockey Demographics
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Cockey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cockey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cockey is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cockey? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 521,888th most prevalent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 11,697,505 people. Cockey occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Cockey reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname Cockey is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 612 people, or 1 in 592,253. In The United States Cockey is mostly found in: Maryland, where 60 percent reside, Virginia, where 9 percent reside and Florida, where 5 percent reside. Barring The United States it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and China, where 0 percent reside.
Cockey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Cockey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cockey surname increased 334 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 61 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cockey Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Cockey surname are 18.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65% registered with the political party.
Cockey earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.69% more than the national average, earning $43,880 USD per year.
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