Cockey Surname

521,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 623 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

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.

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Cockey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6121:592,25348,330
England91:6,190,895170,599
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1831:274,41922,265

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.

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

Cockey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cockey is found most in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cockey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 521,888th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 11,697,505 people. Cockey occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Cockey live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 612 people, or 1 in 592,253. In The United States it is most common in: Maryland, where 60 percent live, Virginia, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Barring The United States Cockey occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and China, where 0 percent live.

Cockey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cockey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cockey last name 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 Cockey are 18.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65% being registered to vote for the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chockey9237/
Cockeye9212/
Cockeyy921/
Coockey921/
Cocke912,043/
Cokey9175/
Cocky9132/
Cocey911/
Cockheyt8639/
Cookey832,328/
Coucke832,282/
Jockey83263/
Sockey83248/
Chokey83219/
Cokeyi8396/
Chocky8347/
Cockie8330/
Cochey8330/
Coecke8317/
Cocked834/
Coocke833/
Chocke833/
Kockey831/
Gcocke831/
Scokey831/
Cokeye831/
Cockee831/
Coicey831/
Codkey830/
Coukey830/
Cackey830/
Coke807,187/
Coce80188/
Coky8057/
Choikey7799/
Couchey7783/
Cockuyt7732/
Chockee7730/
Coochey7724/
Cioccke7713/
Khockey7713/
Tchocke779/
Cooskey778/
Zacckey776/
Chhokey776/
Chockie775/
Zchocke775/
Cookeyi773/
Chookey773/
Chuckey772/
Chockoe772/
Choucke771/
Choykey771/
Chackey771/
Cosskey771/
Coucker771/
Sockeye771/
Cookeey771/
Cockeis771/
Chokeya771/
Chokeyi771/
Choucky771/
Cockaye771/
Tchocky771/
Coockie771/
Cocketh770/
Cookcey770/
Coocker770/
Coscker770/
Coskeys770/
Cooke73119,689/
Coche733,591/
Cioce731,420/
Cocoy731,390/
Couce731,222/
Cocea73955/
Choke73767/
Cocuy73743/
Kokey73401/
Jocky73291/
Csoke73291/
Cokiy73267/
Cooky73245/
Socke73237/
Cocce73191/
Cocei73174/
Kocke73149/
Sokey73136/
Cocka73101/
Jocke73100/
Cohce7381/
Cokay7380/
Cokie7360/
Cocej7346/
Choky7344/
Jokey7344/
Cokke7337/
Cokee7336/
Socky7334/
Couke7331/
Zocke7320/
Coske7319/
Cucke7318/
Cocki7317/
Cacey7314/
Csoky7314/
Cacky7314/
Cakey7312/
Cokky739/
Cocue737/
Cokeh736/
Coyce736/
Cocay734/
Cucky734/
Cokea734/
Cokoy733/
Kocey733/
Scoke732/
Cocoe732/
Kocky732/
Cokei732/
Cokue732/
Ccoke731/
Coice731/
Cokhy731/
Zokey731/
Cucey731/
Coceu731/
Ccoce731/
Cocee731/
Cohky731/
Coeke730/
Cacke730/
Zocky730/
Zschocke71668/
Czoschke7186/
Cockhuyt7174/
Cockhead7156/
Chhoikey7112/
Tschocke717/
Chochkeh716/
Chotchky711/
Cocketts711/
Choockee711/
Cschocke710/
Sackey6775,344/
Chokoe675,111/
Chocue672,416/
Ciocea671,370/
Chacky671,255/
Cochea671,237/
Couche67624/
Cocuyo67598/
Zackey67555/
Tchoke67484/
Sokeye67454/
Jackey67437/
Djokey67429/
Sokhey67319/
Chouke67304/
Djocky67220/
Chokhe67189/
Cocche67181/
Coicea67179/
Coicue67154/
Koecke67151/
Coikay67151/
Koucky67151/
Chokoy67135/
Couckhuyt67125/
Choike67125/
Cookie67115/
Chucky6798/
Cooche6783/
Csokay6775/
Choyke6771/
Zoskey6766/
Chakey6765/
Chuoke6764/
Cachey6762/
Chokie6761/
Chokei6758/
Cocheu6748/
Koscky6747/
Cokche6739/
Chokyo6738/
Sokeyo6737/
Koukey6737/
Jokeyo6734/
Kokeya6733/
Cocoya6731/
Soicke6726/
Coycoy6723/
Sokeya6722/
Chokay6721/
Chokyi6719/
Chacke6719/
Chokke6719/
Tschoecke6719/
Chojke6719/
Caecke6719/
Cokayi6718/
Cochee6717/
Zotcke6717/
Zhokey6716/
Sookey6714/
Cokoyi6714/
Chouky6713/
Cuckie6712/
Cockheijt6710/
Chokky6710/
Sockie679/
Coccki679/
Saccky679/
Dsokey679/
Chukey678/
Soucke678/
Kokeyo678/
Coccea677/
Chokee676/
Kokkey676/
Chokae676/
Coscoy675/
Couker675/
Choiky675/
Jockay675/
Cocoyo675/
Chocge675/
Koczky674/
Cacket674/
Chucke674/
Chokue674/
Koucke674/
Cocuyt674/
Coceaș674/
Cookke673/
Chouchkeh673/
Kuckey673/
Cocoye673/
Cokkoy673/
Ciucke672/
Cokker672/
Dcooke672/
Kackey672/
Zoccke672/
Zoscke672/
Scokay672/
Cocque672/
Djocke672/
Cokiya671/
Sockiy671/
Kockay671/
Cackes671/
Cackie671/
Caucey671/
Csakey671/
Cuckes671/
Cossky671/
Coucee671/
Coutky671/
Cookei671/
Cookje671/
Coekhy671/
Cokeer671/
Cokett671/
Cokkae671/
Ciocka671/
Zochke671/
Zoscky671/
Tsokey671/
Cookay671/
Coocei671/
Ciocce671/
Coiceu671/
Jokeyu671/
Koocke671/
Kokeye671/
Zockeu671/
Zockue671/
Chocay671/
Chockj671/
Chokeh671/
Ciacey671/
Ciokue671/
Ccocce671/
Coukae671/
Coceja671/
Cocheș671/
Cocoue671/
Cooked671/
Coqche671/
Coquey671/
Cogcay671/
Cokhyo671/
Cokoje671/
Koceyo671/
Jokeya671/
Cozkei671/
Coskei671/
Chooky671/
Coucei671/
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Cocoyi671/
Cookeh671/
Txocky671/
Coceia671/
Cochei671/
Chokea671/
Czoker671/
Coucka671/
Cacker670/
Keckey670/
Catkey670/
Cottke670/
Kuocke670/
Kocked670/
Sockay670/
Cosket670/
Quocky670/
Cotker670/
Caukey670/
Cookoe670/
Cookee670/
Coukes670/
Kotkey670/

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