Cockroft Surname

178,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Cockroft Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Carcroft,' a hamlet in the parish of Owston, West Riding of Yorkshire The corruptions were inevitable; Crowcroft is found in the Doncaster Directory, and Carcroft is in the Doncaster rural deanery.

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Cockroft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8981:62,0477,303
United States8921:406,34435,432
Australia2691:100,35611,341
New Zealand1801:25,1574,394
Canada701:526,36644,416
Northern Ireland201:92,2525,957
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Wales151:206,30213,003
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2681:19,2232,767
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1041:482,87234,278

Cockroft Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Carcroft,' a hamlet in the parish of Owston, West Riding of Yorkshire The corruptions were inevitable; Crowcroft is found in the Doncaster Directory, and Carcroft is in the Doncaster rural deanery.

Thomas de Carrecroft, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1764. Married — John Normanton and Ann Cockcroft: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Cockroft Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cockroft is found most frequently in England. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Cockroft.

How Common Is The Last Name Cockroft? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 178,234th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,040,278 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 40 percent of Cockroft are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Cockroft is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 898 people, or 1 in 62,047. In England Cockroft is most frequent in: West Yorkshire, where 45 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 7 percent reside and Durham, where 5 percent reside. Not including England Cockroft is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Cockroft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cockroft has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Cockroft last name fell 29 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 858 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 850 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cockroft Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cockroft last name are 8.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.78% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cockroft earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.16% less than the national average, earning R 68,532 per year; in United States they earn 3.94% more than the national average, earning $44,849 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.32% less than the national average, earning $44,059 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cockcroft942,924/
Coockroft940/
Cocroft93499/
Cokroft930/
Cookroft883/
Coccroft881/
Coecroft881/
Coscroft881/
Cackroft880/
Cochcroft8260/
Cockcraft820/
Coecrofft820/
Cocraft801/
Chocraft750/
Cochcraft710/
Cuthcroft710/
Chakraft631/
Chacraft630/

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