Cocksedge Surname

321,376th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Cocksedge Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Cock's Edge (i.e., the hill-side or ridge frequented by game-birds) [v. under Cock, and Middle English egge, Old English ecg]

Cocksedge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9161:60,8287,187
Australia881:306,76926,711
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Wales241:128,9399,528
United States231:15,759,084542,937
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4601:52,9906,373
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Cocksedge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Cock's Edge (i.e., the hill-side or ridge frequented by game-birds) [v. under Cock, and Middle English egge, Old English ecg]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Cockhedge; a location name in Lancashire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Cocksedge Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cocksedge is most common in England. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cocksedge? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 321,376th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,271,554 people. Cocksedge occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Cocksedge reside; 82 percent reside in Northern Europe and 82 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is held by 916 people, or 1 in 60,828. In England it is most prevalent in: Suffolk, where 19 percent are found, South Yorkshire, where 11 percent are found and Cambridgeshire, where 8 percent are found. Outside of England this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Cocksedge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cocksedge has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Cocksedge last name rose 199 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cocksedge Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cocksedge last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cocksedge earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.42% more than the national average, earning R 397,848 per year; in United States they earn 43.8% more than the national average, earning $62,047 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.35% less than the national average, earning $42,056 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cocksiedge951/
Cockseddge951/
Cooksedge896/
Cocksadge890/
Cocksidge890/
Cookshedge840/
Coxsedge8235/
Coxedge759/
Coxhedge7117/
Kokseder7110/
Cocseza631/
Kogseder5979/
Kagseder591/
Koskscheider570/
Caccese50945/
Koxeder5026/
Caccece508/
Caccise501/
Cacceda501/
Kocsise501/

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