Cockshot Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Cockshot Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cockshut,' a chapelry in the parish of Ellesmere, Salop But there is strong evidence of the existence of another place of the same name in Lancashire or the West Riding of of Yorkshire Cotshott is an American variant.

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Cockshot Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England751:325,00521,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Cockshot Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cockshut,' a chapelry in the parish of Ellesmere, Salop But there is strong evidence of the existence of another place of the same name in Lancashire or the West Riding of of Yorkshire Cotshott is an American variant.

Edmund Cockshott, 1662: Preston Guild Rolls.

Alice Cockshutt, of Padiham. widow, 1630: Wills at Chester.

Edward Cockshutt, of Walton-le-dale, 1628: ibid.

1794. Married — Thomas Cockshott and Elizabeth Mason: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Cockshot is a hill in Cumberland, whilst Cockshutt is a Shropshire district.

— Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy
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Cockshot Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cockshot occurs most in England. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Cockshot.

How Common Is The Last Name Cockshot? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Cockshot live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 75 percent live in British Isles.

It is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England it is most frequent in: Greater Manchester, where 67 percent live and Merseyside, where 33 percent live. Aside from England this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live.

Cockshot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cockshot has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Cockshot surname contracted 96 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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