Cockerill is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Cockerill
No. of characters: 9
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Cockerill is a variant form of Cockle. Perhaps applied as a term of contempt to the followers of Wickliffe, who were regarded as cockle, tares, or zizania among the true Catholic wheat. More probably the second syllable maybe a corruption of hill. Or it may be like Cockett, a diminutive of cock, gallus.

The family name is a form of Cockerell. Old English cokerelle. A young cock, "gallulus." Prompt.

Lastname is the variant of the Cockrell. See Cockerell - Old English cokerelle. A young cock, "gallulus." Prompt.

The Cockerill is a variation of the Coquerell. See Cockerell - Old English cokerelle. A young cock, "gallulus." Prompt.

How popular is Cockerill?

Cockerill is common in England, United States, Australia, Canada, South Africa.

Cockerill is ranked 85593 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Cockerills grew by 11.88 per cent to 1111 since 2000 and ranked 23002 after elevating 779 spots. The last name was found in around 4 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.87 97.08
Hispanic or Latino 3.87 1.91
Others 0.63 0.6
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.45 0
Cockerill is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in England which signifies that it is originated from England. Around 5634 people have been found who wears Cockerill as their family name. Cockerill is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Cockerill:
3,095 England2,514
21,355 United States1,647
Countries with hundreds of Cockerill:
5,540 Australia618
9,310 Canada440
35,012 South Africa137
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
8,272 New Zealand88
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,494 Scotland32
11,471 Dominican Republic31
7,946 Wales31
163,016 Germany21
61,567 Spain17
18,211 Singapore13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
58,198 Switzerland9
553,295 Thailand6

Cockerill Namesakes

  • Richard Cockerill, former English rugby union footballer
  • William Cockerill, British inventor and entrepreneur
  • Glenn Cockerill, English retired footballer
  • Kay Cockerill, American golfer
  • Joseph R. Cockerill, U.S. Representative from Ohio
  • Ricky Cockerill, New Zealand former competitive figure skater
  • Ron Cockerill, professional footballer, born in Sheffield

Cockerill Namesakes

  • Richard Cockerill, former English rugby union footballer
  • William Cockerill, British inventor and entrepreneur
  • Glenn Cockerill, English retired footballer
  • Kay Cockerill, American golfer
  • Joseph R. Cockerill, U.S. Representative from Ohio
  • Ricky Cockerill, New Zealand former competitive figure skater
  • Ron Cockerill, professional footballer, born in Sheffield

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