Cocus Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Cocus Surname Definition:

From the feudal office of Coquus. Wyniund le Coq, Hugh, Roger, Ralph of Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Rodbertus Cocus held lands at Estraites, Kent, from Hugh Sire de Montfort 1086 (Domesd.). Hugo C., his grandson, witnessed a charter of Folkestone Priory 1137 (Mon.

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Cocus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
France71:9,488,960336,266
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Cócus (1) are calculated separately.

Cocus (113) may also be a first name.

Cocus Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the feudal office of Coquus. Wyniund le Coq, Hugh, Roger, Ralph of Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Rodbertus Cocus held lands at Estraites, Kent, from Hugh Sire de Montfort 1086 (Domesd.). Hugo C., his grandson, witnessed a charter of Folkestone Priory 1137 (Mon. i. 560). Adam Cocus was dead before 1202, when the Hospitallers had a grant of his land in farm (Rot. Canc. 214). William Coc of Ospringe granted lands to Davington Priory, Kent, 13th cent. (Mon. i. 50). John le Cock of Ospringe was father of Walter le C., who d. 1328 seized of Ospringe (Inq. p. Mort.). Richard Cocks d. seized of O. in 1498; soon after which the family settled in Gloucester and Worcester; and from it descend the Earls Somers.

The Norman People (1874)

Godefridus Cocus, with other great men, witnessed a Norman charter 1066 (Gall. Christ. xi. 60). In 1086 Walter, perhaps son of Godfrey, held a barony in Essex (Domesd. Ess. 95). Ranulph Cocus, his son, occurs in Norfolk c. 1118 (Blomefield, iv. 430). William Coke, 1206, was father of Thomas C., who held a knight’s fee and half in Didlington, from Earl Warrenne, 1239. His grandson Robert C. was Lord of D. 1280. His descendant Sir John C., banneret, was seneschal of Gascoigne t. Edw. III. (Blomefield, ix. 235), from whom descended the celebrated Sir Edward Coke, Lord Chief Justice, ancestor of the Earls of Leicester.

The Norman People (1874)

Cocus Last Name Facts

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

Cocus is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear as a variant: Cócus. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cocus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,775,494th most numerous last name globally It is held by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Cocus are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 881,625th most common first name on earth It is held by 113 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 5,753,316. In The United States Cocus is most numerous in: West Virginia, where 41 percent are found, Louisiana, where 27 percent are found and Washington, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Cocus exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 31 percent are found and France, where 7 percent are found.

Cocus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cocus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cocus surname increased 3,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cocus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cocus surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Cocus earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 48.03% less than the national average, earning $22,423 USD per year.

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Cócus931/
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Coscus913/
Cocu892,302/
Cocusse83136/
Coucous833/
Scockus831/
Coccuse831/
Cocou8012,611/
Cocos804,624/
Cocuy80743/
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Cocut80211/
Cocup80111/
Kocus8083/
Cocuț8051/
Cokus8034/
Cucus8033/
Jocus8029/
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Cacus8028/
Cocud8025/
Cosus807/
Cocuh806/
Cocau806/
Coscu802/
Coceu801/
Coucu801/
Cocui801/
Cocuľ801/
Cocuj801/
Chochaus7713/
Cockouts770/
Cocheuss770/
Cochouse770/
Coucceus770/
Coucou732,596/
Caceus731,327/
Coicou73800/
Cocaud73525/
Cookus73282/
Cocuľa73204/
Coukos73113/
Jockus7366/
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Kocius7360/
Cocheu7348/
Cocaut7330/
Cokkus7326/
Zaccus7321/
Couzos738/
Cacuse738/
Coucos738/
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Ciucus736/
Kocaus735/
Cocuyt734/
Cucush733/
Coccou733/
Cachus733/
Kocuis732/
Cacaus732/
Coseus732/
Cacius732/
Chacus732/
Coquus732/
Coccos732/
Cajous732/
Cacuis731/
Cocuua731/
Cascus731/
Zacous731/
Jacous731/
Coiceu731/
Zocuis731/
Cacuhs731/
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Coicau731/
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Soocus730/
Cocutt730/
Kochus730/
Caucus730/
Cozeus730/
Cocuch730/
Sacous730/
Cosuse730/
Coiscou67882/
Kocu67851/
Coku67699/
Cocault67657/
Coucaud67412/
Coicaud67291/
Cacu67283/
Coutsos6735/
Cockuyt6732/
Cocuche6726/
Chachus6724/
Coycaut6722/
Cucushe6716/
Zaccaus6711/
Zacceus6710/
Chokuse677/
Cocó673/
Khochus671/
Kochush671/
Cacceus671/
Coozeus671/
Zacouse671/
Zaccous671/
Kociusz671/
Koscous671/
Cacause671/
Câcu671/
Ciucius671/
Chakous671/
Cuicush671/
Coïcaud671/
Cocouch671/
Cocoutz671/
Coucouc671/
Coyzeus670/
Cacouse670/
Cozzeus670/
Chucous670/

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