Cockwill Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Canada

Cockwill Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cockwill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1061:525,64232,946
Canada891:413,99536,402
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England611:399,59624,084
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Cockwill Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cockwill has its highest incidence in England. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Cockwill click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cockwill? popularity and diffusion

Cockwill is the 1,125,333rd most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 33,895,562 people. Cockwill occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Cockwill live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Cockwill is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 106 people, or 1 in 525,642. In England Cockwill is primarily concentrated in: Devon, where 47 percent are found, Merseyside, where 20 percent are found and Cornwall, where 10 percent are found. Excluding England this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 41 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Cockwill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cockwill has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Cockwill surname increased 174 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 150 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cockwill Last Name Statistics demography

Cockwill earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 14.77% less than the national average, earning $42,346 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cockwell88447/
Kockwill880/
Sockwill880/
Canckwill820/
Cogwill802/
Cockwel801/
Cocwell801/
Sockwell751,495/
Cookwell751/
Cocgwell751/
Scokwell751/
Chukwill751/
Jockwell751/
Chogwill750/
Cauckwell7115/
Souckwell711/
Chuckwell711/
Canckwell710/
Cogbill671,032/
Cogwell6796/
Socwell6790/
Coguill6715/
Cocquil671/
Sokwell671/
Sockwel671/
Cacwell670/
Cakwell670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Cockwill
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