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Cockin Family History

Cockin Surname Meaning

Perhaps from a pet form of the Middle English personal name Cok (see Cock) + the diminutive suffix -in. In its variant forms, the name is difficult to separate from (2) -3 and (4) from Middle English cokin (Old French coquin) ‘scoundrel’.

Possibly from Middle English *cokin, apparently a variant of coket ‘seal’ also ‘bread made from fine flour’. See Cockett and compare Ralph Cocunbred 1209 in Leicester Freemen Register, Adam Cokinbred 1265 and Ralph Cokinbred 1299 in Leicester Freemen Register.

Cockin bread is presumably the same as Middle English cocket bread. See Cockayne. See Cocking.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Cockin families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Cockin family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Cockin families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 86 Cockin families living in Yorkshire. This was about 27% of all the recorded Cockin's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Cockin families in 1891.
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What did your Cockin ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Colliery Shunter and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Cockin. 17% of Cockin men worked as a Colliery Shunter and 83% of Cockin women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Cockin were Unpaid Domestic Duties and Unpaid Domestic.

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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

  • Colliery Shunter
    17%
  • General Labourer
    17%
  • Solicitor
    17%
  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    17%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    83%
  • Private Means
    4%
  • Domestic Servant
    4%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    3%

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Passenger Lists

There are 532 immigration records available for the last name Cockin. 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 264 military records available for the last name Cockin. For the veterans among your Cockin ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Cockin lifespan?

Between 1972 and 2004, in the United States, Cockin life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1988, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Cockin in 1972 was 70, and 72 in 2004.

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