Hockerday Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Hockerday Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hockday.' An ecclesiastical festival commencing the fifteenth day after Easter, styled Hokeday or Hocktide. The feast ceased to be observed after the Reformation (v. Brand's Pop.
Read More About This SurnameHockerday Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Hockerday Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hockday.' An ecclesiastical festival commencing the fifteenth day after Easter, styled Hokeday or Hocktide. The feast ceased to be observed after the Reformation (v. Brand's Pop. Ant.) The child would be so named from being born or baptized during this festival; compare Christmas, Pask, Nowell, Pentecost, Whitsunday, &c. Pentecost is still a baptismal name in Cornwall, or was up to the beginning of the present century. The 'a' in Hockaday is intrusive; compare Green-a-way, Ott-a-way, &c.
Kin Hockeday, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.
Hockerday Demographics
Average Hockerday Salary in
England
£32,340
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Hockerday Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hockerday Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hockerday is most common in England. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hockerday? popularity and diffusion
Hockerday is the 4,034,050th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hockerday are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.
The last name is most common in England, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 2,321,586. In England it is most frequent in: Durham, where 42 percent reside, Hampshire, where 33 percent reside and Surrey, where 21 percent reside.
Hockerday Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Hockerday has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Hockerday last name rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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