Cockran Surname

709,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 413 people bear this surname

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

Cockran Surname Definition:

For Cochran, q.v.

Cockran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3661:990,32573,323
England151:3,714,537119,675
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2001:121,87711,575
Scotland101:374,32210,959
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3971:35,9484,265

Cockran Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Cochran, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Cockran Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cockran is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cockran? popularity and diffusion

Cockran is the 709,895th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,645,390 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Cockran live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 366 people, or 1 in 990,325. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 19 percent reside, Virginia, where 12 percent reside and Louisiana, where 11 percent reside. Outside of The United States Cockran occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Cockran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cockran has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 74 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 92 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cockran Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cockran last name are 29.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.12% registered with the political party.

The amount Cockran earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 107.68% more than the national average, earning R 493,524 per year and in United States they earn 18.76% less than the national average, earning $35,054 USD per year.

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Cockran Reference & Research

Cochran DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Cochran FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Cockerham FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cockran
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