Cooksey Surname
Approximately 11,958 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,687 | 1:37,417 | 4,625 |
| England | 1,686 | 1:33,047 | 4,384 |
| Australia | 289 | 1:93,411 | 10,672 |
| Wales | 119 | 1:26,004 | 2,705 |
| Canada | 78 | 1:472,379 | 40,609 |
| South Africa | 33 | 1:1,641,749 | 81,435 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 9 | 1:12,264 | 1,665 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 12 | 1:369,156 | 13,616 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 660 | 1:36,932 | 4,785 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:65,351 | 3,160 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,277 | 1:39,326 | 4,643 |
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]
(English) One who came from Cooksey (Cucu's island), in Worcestershire.
A location name in Worcestershire.
Cooksey Demographics
Cooksey Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coosksey | 93 | 1 | / |
| Cookseys | 93 | 1 | / |
| Coocksey | 93 | 0 | / |
| Cooksy | 92 | 97 | / |
| Cookse | 92 | 3 | / |
| Coksey | 92 | 1 | / |
| Choksey | 86 | 596 | / |
| Cocksey | 86 | 159 | / |
| Cooksie | 86 | 97 | / |
| Cosksey | 86 | 2 | / |
| Cookset | 86 | 2 | / |
| Cookjey | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cookscy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cokksey | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kooksey | 86 | 0 | / |
| Cookcey | 86 | 0 | / |
| Coocksy | 86 | 0 | / |
| Cooksay | 86 | 0 | / |
| Codksey | 86 | 0 | / |
| Cokse | 83 | 14 | / |
| Chouksey | 80 | 1,430 | / |
| Chuoksey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Coucksey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chocksey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Choksy | 77 | 564 | / |
| Coxsey | 77 | 309 | / |
| Chokse | 77 | 85 | / |
| Coksay | 77 | 18 | / |
| Cooksi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Caksey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cookje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cocsey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cogsey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cocksy | 77 | 0 | / |
| Cooxey | 77 | 0 | / |
| Cokksy | 77 | 0 | / |
| Choukse | 71 | 241 | / |
| Cucksey | 71 | 185 | / |
| Sooksee | 71 | 29 | / |
| Jacksey | 71 | 10 | / |
| Cauksey | 71 | 8 | / |
| Sooksay | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chokshe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tchokse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cooksui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cusksey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chogsey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sacksey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chokshy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cakssey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Coksi | 67 | 929 | / |
| Coxey | 67 | 349 | / |
| Joksy | 67 | 41 | / |
| Koksy | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kokse | 67 | 9 | / |
| Soksy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cakse | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zokse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jokse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cocsy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chhokshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chokshiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Choukshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Choukseh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coexy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chouksei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuksy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cockshed | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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