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Yockney Surname Meaning

Meaning ‘cuckoo's egg’ from an unattested Middle English regional development of Old English gēac ‘cuckoo’ with /jo:/ for the diphthong written ēa (as in south-western river-names of the type Yeo from ēa ‘river’) and the vowel eventually shortened in a three-syllable name in an old southern genitive case form with -n + ei ‘egg’.

For the structure, the meaning and the humour, compare Middle English cokenei literally ‘cock's egg’ one source of modern Cockney, which apparently also turns up in surnames: William Cockney 1703 in IGI (Tortworth Gloucs).

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


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You can see how Yockney families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Yockney family name was found in the USA, and the UK between 1891 and 1920. The most Yockney families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 14 Yockney families living in London. This was about 24% of all the recorded Yockney's in United Kingdom. London and 1 other county had the highest population of Yockney families in 1891.
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What did your Yockney ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Yockney. 84% of Yockney women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    84%
  • Private Means
    17%

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