Cooksley Surname

214,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,917 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Cooksley Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Cooksley = either Cook’s Lea or for Cock’s Lea [Middle English ley, Old English leáh, a lea]

Cooksley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6861:81,2229,013
United States4311:840,97264,213
New Zealand2581:17,5523,085
Australia2521:107,12611,994
Wales1051:29,4723,021
Canada1001:368,45633,054
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Scotland361:148,7178,826
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5291:46,0785,717
Wales391:40,2162,129
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Cooksley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Cooksley = either Cook’s Lea or for Cock’s Lea [Middle English ley, Old English leáh, a lea]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Cooksley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cooksley is found most frequently in England. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cooksley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 214,545th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,801,537 people. The surname Cooksley is predominantly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Cooksley are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 686 people, or 1 in 81,222. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 11 percent are found, Somerset, where 9 percent are found and Devon, where 7 percent are found. Beside England this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and New Zealand, where 13 percent are found.

Cooksley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cooksley has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Cooksley surname expanded 130 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,874 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 269 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 3,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cooksley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Cooksley surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cooksley last name are 30.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.23% registered with the party.

The amount Cooksley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 539% more than the national average, earning R 1,518,500 per year; in United States they earn 0.18% more than the national average, earning $43,227 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.6% more than the national average, earning $55,943 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coocksley940/
Cooksly930/
Cooksluy881/
Cooksleu880/
Cogsley806/
Jacksley752/
Canksley751/
Sacksley750/
Coxley7137/
Cogsly710/
Kugsley670/

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