Cooksey Surname

43,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,958 people bear this surname

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

Cooksey Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Cooksey (? where) [the first element may be cook, or for cock (in the genitive); while the second may be Middle English ey, an island or low river­side-land, or for Middle English hey, a meadow or field]

Cooksey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,6871:37,4174,625
England1,6861:33,0474,384
Australia2891:93,41110,672
Wales1191:26,0042,705
Canada781:472,37940,609
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Scotland191:281,78013,396
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6601:36,9324,785
Wales241:65,3513,160
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2771:39,3264,643

Cooksey (35) may also be a first name.

Cooksey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Cooksey (? where) [the first element may be cook, or for cock (in the genitive); while the second may be Middle English ey, an island or low river­side-land, or for Middle English hey, a meadow or field]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Cooksey (Cucu's island), in Worcestershire.

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

A location name in Worcestershire.

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

Cooksey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cooksey is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cooksey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cooksey is the 43,486th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 609,428 people. Cooksey occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Cooksey live; 81 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 35 people.

The last name Cooksey is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 9,687 people, or 1 in 37,417. In The United States Cooksey is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 14 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Missouri, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Cooksey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cooksey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cooksey last name increased 759 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 255 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 496 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cooksey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Cooksey last name is primarily Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cooksey surname are 14.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.17% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cooksey earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 17.83% less than the national average, earning 284,383 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 26.81% more than the national average, earning R 301,356 per year; in United States they earn 2.39% less than the national average, earning $42,116 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.23% less than the national average, earning $49,072 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coosksey931/
Cookseys931/
Coocksey930/
Cooksy9297/
Cookse923/
Coksey921/
Choksey86596/
Cocksey86159/
Cooksie8697/
Cosksey862/
Cookset862/
Cookjey861/
Cookscy861/
Cokksey861/
Kooksey860/
Cookcey860/
Coocksy860/
Cooksay860/
Codksey860/
Cokse8314/
Chouksey801,430/
Chuoksey801/
Coucksey801/
Chocksey801/
Choksy77564/
Coxsey77309/
Chokse7785/
Coksay7718/
Cooksi772/
Caksey771/
Cookje771/
Cocsey771/
Cogsey771/
Cocksy770/
Cooxey770/
Cokksy770/
Choukse71241/
Cucksey71185/
Sooksee7129/
Jacksey7110/
Cauksey718/
Sooksay714/
Chokshe712/
Tchokse711/
Cooksui711/
Cusksey711/
Chogsey711/
Sacksey711/
Chokshy711/
Cakssey710/
Coksi67929/
Coxey67349/
Joksy6741/
Koksy6723/
Kokse679/
Soksy675/
Cakse673/
Zokse672/
Jokse671/
Cocsy671/
Chhokshe671/
Chokshiy671/
Choukshe671/
Choukseh671/
Coexy671/
Chouksei671/
Cuksy670/
Cockshed670/

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Cooksey Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cooksey
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