Hocknell Surname

684,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Hocknell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hockenhull,' a township in the parish of Tarvin, near Tarporley, Cheshire.

Hamo Hokenhull, 25 Henry VIII: East Cheshire.

Richard Hocknell, 2 Elizabeth: ibid.

Thomas Hockenhull, of Hockenhull Platt, 1577: ibid.

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Hocknell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2541:219,36218,571
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Australia331:818,05251,601
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Wales141:221,03813,576
France101:6,642,272293,169
Scotland71:764,83125,488
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1471:165,81914,183
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Hocknell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hockenhull,' a township in the parish of Tarvin, near Tarporley, Cheshire.

Hamo Hokenhull, 25 Henry VIII: East Cheshire.

Richard Hocknell, 2 Elizabeth: ibid.

Thomas Hockenhull, of Hockenhull Platt, 1577: ibid.

1577. Married — Thomas Hockcnell and Margearye Davemporte: Prestbury Registeri Cheshire.

Ellen Hocknell, of Crowton, 1597: Wills at Chester.

John Hockenhull, of Hockenhull, 1606: ibid.

1731. Buried — Zenobia, wife of John Hockenhull: St. Michael, Cornhill.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Hockenhull, a township in Cheshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Hockenhulls or Hockenhalls, an ancient knightly family, were lords of the manor of Hockenhull from the reign of Henry III. to the beginning of last century, when they removed to Shotwick (O.). Richard Hockenel was sheriff of Chester in 1491 (H.). The name, which is sometimes contracted to Hocknell, is now best represented in the Nantwich district.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Hocknell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hocknell occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hocknell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 684,148th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 16,791,580 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Hocknell live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 254 people, or 1 in 219,362. In England it is most frequent in: Staffordshire, where 20 percent are found, Cheshire, where 19 percent are found and Shropshire, where 11 percent are found. Barring England this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Hocknell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hocknell has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Hocknell surname rose 173 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 235 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hocknell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hocknell are 22.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.23% being registered with the party.

The amount Hocknell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.61% more than the national average, earning R 403,068 per year and in United States they earn 12.9% more than the national average, earning $48,714 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ocknell931/
Hocknel930/
Hucknell885/
Hacknell880/
Ocknel861/
Ocnnell805/
Acknell801/
Oknel7735/
Ocinnell750/
Eknell719/
Goknel716/
Huknel711/
O'Cennell711/
Hacnelt675/
Haaknel672/
Ocnl672/
Oknl671/
Ocennel670/
Akhnel5712/
Goknil573/
Acniel571/
Jacnel571/
Jacknl571/
Ekinnel533/
Chaknil532/
Chhuknil501/
Ecnl501/
Uknl501/

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