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Cocking Family History

Cocking Name Meaning

English:: habitational name from Cocking in Sussex. The placename denoted ‘(the settlement of) Cocking's people’ from the Old English personal name Cocca + the group-name suffix -ingas. patronymic from either of two Middle English personal names Cok(k)ing (Old English Coccing) or Cokin (probably Old French in origin) both of which are pet forms of Cocke variant of Cockayne .

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Cocklin, Hocking, Picking, Cocke, Stocking, Colling, Gosling, Cooling

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Where is the Cocking family from?

You can see how Cocking families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Cocking family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Cocking families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 403 Cocking families living in Cornwall. This was about 25% of all the recorded Cocking's in United Kingdom. Cornwall had the highest population of Cocking families in 1891.
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What did your Cocking ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Cocking. 19% of Cocking men worked as a General Labourer and 72% of Cocking women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Cocking were Colliery Hewer and Incapacitated. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • General Labourer
    19%
  • Builders Labourer
    8%
  • Incapacitated
    8%
  • Colliery Hewer
    8%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    72%
  • Household Duties
    2%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    2%
  • Incapacitated
    2%
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Census Records

There are 33,000 census records available for the last name Cocking. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Cocking census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 3,000 immigration records available for the last name Cocking. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 2,000 military records available for the last name Cocking. For the veterans among your Cocking ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Cocking lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2003, in the United States, Cocking life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1940, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Cocking in 1940 was 33, and 72 in 2003.

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