Cockhill Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Cockhill Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cockhill.' Some spot in the West Riding Yorkshire. The West Riding directories seem alone to have preserved the correct form. Several of these forms may be corruptions of the Yorkshire Cowgill, which see.

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Cockhill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England911:612,28636,401
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1411:172,87514,534
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Cockhill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cockhill.' Some spot in the West Riding Yorkshire. The West Riding directories seem alone to have preserved the correct form. Several of these forms may be corruptions of the Yorkshire Cowgill, which see. There seems to be a spot in Somerset bearing this name.

Elizabetha de Cokhill, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes de Cokhill, 1379: ibid.

Mathew de Cokhull, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

John Cokhull, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1692. Baptised — Joseph, s. Edward Coggill: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1802. Married — Charles William Doyle and Sophia Cramer; witness, John Coghill: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

A respelling of the name Cocle, which see. Families of this name are numerous in Caithness today. Mr. James Henry Coghill in his The Family of Coghill (Cambridge, Mass., 1879) erroneously claims that the Caithness Coghills are a branch of the Coghills of Knaresborough in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Dweller at the Cock-Hill (i.e., a hill frequented by game-birds) [Old English cocc + hyll]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The baronet descends from John Cockhill of Cockhill, gent., who lived at Knaresborough, co. York, temp. Richard II.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Cockhill Last Name Facts

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

Cockhill is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cockhill? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cockhill is the 1,348,199th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. Cockhill is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Cockhill live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Cockhill is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 612,286. In England it is primarily concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 29 percent live, Somerset, where 15 percent live and Greater London, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and Canada, where 15 percent live.

Cockhill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cockhill has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Cockhill last name decreased 35 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 1,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cockhill Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cockhill surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cockhill earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.73% more than the national average, earning $48,641 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.01% more than the national average, earning $61,113 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sockhill8825/
Coskhill880/
Cookhill880/
Cockesill820/
Chuckhill820/
Coqhill801/
Cakhill800/
Cockhel800/
Cocketil751/
Chakhill750/
Cockle711,578/
Cokile71355/
Sokhil712/
Cacchille711/
Chukhil67222/
Kockhle6720/
Kokhile673/
Kohkhil672/
Khokhil671/
Zokhail671/
Sookhil671/
Sokhail671/
Qokhile671/
Zokhiol671/
Kacchil671/
Chakhil671/
Chokile671/
Cacchil671/
Chockle670/

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