Cockton Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Cockton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cockton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England981:568,55234,674
Canada491:751,95159,756
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1041:234,37917,485
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Cockton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cockton is found most in England. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cockton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,409,418th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. The surname Cockton occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Cockton live; 64 percent live in Northern Europe and 64 percent live in British Isles.

Cockton is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 568,552. In England Cockton is most common in: Tyne and Wear, where 26 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 18 percent live and Cumbria, where 16 percent live. Besides England it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Cockton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cockton has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name declined 6 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cockton Last Name Statistics demography

Cockton earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 31.48% more than the national average, earning $65,322 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cocton925/
Jockton864/
Cookton862/
Kockton860/
Chokthon804/
Jocktong802/
Cokthong801/
Jocktoon800/
Jocton7716/
Kokton779/
Sokton773/
Coktan772/
Cakton771/
Jokton771/
Cacton771/
Socton771/
Coctan770/
Cogton770/
Kocton770/
Jockthong752/
Jocktan71591/
Jackton71243/
Cogtong71126/
Sackton7131/
Joktong7117/
Koctong7114/
Sookton7112/
Koktong719/
Kocktan713/
Jocthon711/
Cogtone711/
Coktung711/
Koctton710/
Cougton710/
Jocktane67771/
Jockthan67392/
Chakthon6764/
Jokthong6749/
Kokthong6726/
Chacktan6715/
Jacktone6714/
Sookthon679/
Koktoing671/
Cogtoing671/
Jooktong671/
Khoktong671/

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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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  • 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 Cockton
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