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Cuckney Family History

Cuckney Surname Meaning

In S England, a variant of Cookney is noted. In N England, it perhaps derives from Cuckney (Notts). The place-name is recorded as Cokeneye in 1211 and originates from an Old English personal name *Cuca (genitive *Cucan) combined with Old English ēg meaning ‘island’.

However, despite the 1802 bearer listed below in Cuckney itself, it is uncertain whether the medieval family name from this location survived into the modern period. Later spellings with Cock- may represent variants of Cockayne, as explicitly referenced in Anne Cockayne or Cockanie 1618 in PROB 11 (Harthill, Derbys).

The 1802 example may also reflect this name altered to Cuckney by association with the place-name.

Source: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, 2021


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You can see how Cuckney families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Cuckney family name was found in the UK in 1891. In 1891 there were 21 Cuckney families living in Sussex. This was about 58% of all the recorded Cuckney's in United Kingdom. Sussex had the highest population of Cuckney families in 1891.
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What did your Cuckney ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Cuckney. 80% of Cuckney women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    80%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    13%
  • Domestic Servant
    9%

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