Cokeley Surname

483,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Cokeley Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller in, or near, a wood frequented by wild birds.

Cokeley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5791:626,00950,526
Wales751:41,2604,005
England331:1,688,42669,999
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales221:71,2923,399
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1541:326,09525,375

Cokeley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller in, or near, a wood frequented by wild birds.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Cokeley Last Name Facts

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

Cokeley is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cokeley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 483,143rd most commonly used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 10,576,990 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Cokeley live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 579 people, or 1 in 626,009. In The United States Cokeley is most numerous in: California, where 15 percent reside, West Virginia, where 11 percent reside and New York, where 10 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 11 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

Cokeley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cokeley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cokeley last name grew 376 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 341 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 157 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cokeley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cokeley last name are 6.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.23% being registered with the political party.

Cokeley earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.13% less than the national average, earning $39,211 USD per year.

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