Cockshott Surname

643,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Cockshott 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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Cockshott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3421:162,91815,185
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5411:45,0565,611
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Cockshott 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

A location name in Salop.

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

Cockshott Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cockshott occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cockshott? popularity and diffusion

It is the 643,972nd most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 15,472,497 people. Cockshott is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Cockshott reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in British Isles.

Cockshott is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 342 people, or 1 in 162,918. In England Cockshott is mostly concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 31 percent live, Lancashire, where 14 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 12 percent live. Aside from England this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Cockshott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cockshott has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 37 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 129 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cockshott Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cockshott surname are 32.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.95% registered with the party.

The amount Cockshott earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.44% less than the national average, earning R 82,116 per year; in United States they earn 29.94% more than the national average, earning $56,069 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.41% more than the national average, earning $67,772 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cockshot944/
Cockshutt89248/
Cockshoot8995/
Cockshout895/
Cookshott894/
Cockshoit891/
Cochshott891/
Cockchott891/
Cockshutte849/
Coxshott828/
Cockshut828/
Cochshutt781/
Cookshoot780/
Cockshute780/
Choksot75138/
Jockschat6746/
Coccho6719/
Soksot678/
Coksoz673/
Cocsio671/

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