Cocking is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Cocking
No. of characters: 7
Origin: England
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Cocking

How popular is Cocking?

Cocking is common in England.

Cocking is ranked 121952 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Cockings grew by 6.275304 per cent to 525 since 2000 and ranked 41426 after elevating 96 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.76 93.12
Hispanic or Latino 3.05 2.63
Black 2.29 3.24
Others 1.14 0
Cocking is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in England. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Norfolk Island. Around 3277 people have been found who wears Cocking as their family name. Cocking is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
6,270 Hong Kong3
219,873 France2
4,231 Jamaica2
30,360 Thailand1
317 Norfolk Island1
1,704,541 India1
15,162 Costa Rica1
49,101 Denmark1
7,895 South Korea1
169,904 Brazil1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
29,046 Japan1
7,941 Guatemala1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,780 Scotland46
11,387 Ireland22
84,957 Spain15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
8,718 New Zealand80
4,622 Wales79
Countries with hundreds of Cocking:
3,872 Australia784
37,282 United States759
20,379 South Africa292
22,710 Canada155
Countries with thousands of Cocking:
6,787 England1,027
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Farmer Stephen Cocking from Great Britain aboard the Helena from Bristol during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 22 years old when he arrived in USA on May 20, 1850. Margt. Cocking, aged 26, Cornelias Cocking, aged 5, Infant Patrick Cocking, Wood stapler William Cocking, George Cocking, aged 20, Wood stapler John Cocking, are others that migrated to US.

Cocking Namesakes

  • John Cocking, Soccer player

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