Cockrell is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Cockrell
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

See Cockerell - Old English cokerelle. A young cock, "gallulus." Prompt.

Cockrell is the 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 lastname is form of Cockerell. Old English cokerelle. A young cock, "gallulus." Prompt.

A variant form of Coquerell. See Cockerell - Old English cokerelle. A young cock, "gallulus." Prompt.

How popular is Cockrell?

Cockrell is common in United States, South Africa, England, Australia.

Cockrell is ranked 36646 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Cockrell bearers increased by 0.72 per cent in 2010 US census to 9465 since 2000, the surname slipped by 267 spots and ranked at 3744. The last name was found in around 3 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 74.18 76.59
Black 21.11 20.05
Hispanic or Latino 1.93 1.22
Others 1.89 1.31
Cockrell is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in United States which signifies its United States provenence. Around 14404 people have been found who wears Cockrell as their family name. Cockrell is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Cockrell:
3,483 United States13,000
Countries with hundreds of Cockrell:
8,996 South Africa750
14,489 England367
23,725 Australia104
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
14,715 New Zealand39
79,951 Canada34
183,652 Germany17
16,471 Scotland14
12,021 Ireland14
13,576 Wales14

Cockrell Namesakes

  • Nathan Elams Cockrell, founder of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity
  • Kenneth Cockrell, American astronaut and a veteran of five space shuttle missions
  • Francis Cockrell, Confederate military commander and American politician
  • Alvin C. Cockrell, Alvin Chester Cockrell Jr
  • Bud Cockrell, American musician and singer-songwriter
  • Alan Cockrell, American professional baseball outfielder and coach
  • Jeremiah V. Cockrell, U.S. Representative from Texas

Cockrell Namesakes

  • Nathan Elams Cockrell, founder of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity
  • Kenneth Cockrell, American astronaut and a veteran of five space shuttle missions
  • Francis Cockrell, Confederate military commander and American politician
  • Alvin C. Cockrell, Alvin Chester Cockrell Jr
  • Bud Cockrell, American musician and singer-songwriter
  • Alan Cockrell, American professional baseball outfielder and coach
  • Jeremiah V. Cockrell, U.S. Representative from Texas

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