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Cockshott Family History

Cockshott Surname Meaning

From Middle English cokshote cokshete cokshute meaning ‘place where woodcocks dart’, nets were stretched in such locations to catch the birds for the food table. The surname may have belonged to someone who trapped woodcocks for the lord of the manor.

Cockshutt, Cockshoot, and other variations appear as minor place-names and field names in many counties. However, the modern surname is primarily derived from Lancashire.

According to McKinley, an early bearer of the surname is recorded at Ightenhill, near Padiham (Lancs) in the 14th century. The Lancashire surname probably migrated to the Skipton area of West Riding Yorkshire by the 16th century.

Reference: Redmonds Dictionary of Yorks Surnames.

It is sometimes pronounced Coeshot.

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


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You can see how Cockshott families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Cockshott family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1851 and 1920. The most Cockshott families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 283 Cockshott families living in Yorkshire. This was about 61% of all the recorded Cockshott's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Cockshott families in 1891.
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What did your Cockshott ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Dairy Farmer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Cockshott. 28% of Cockshott men worked as a Dairy Farmer and 84% of Cockshott women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Cockshott were Cowman and Household Duties Unpaid.

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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

  • Dairy Farmer
    28%
  • Nil
    12%
  • Solicitor
    12%
  • Cowman
    8%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    84%
  • Cotton Weaver
    6%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    3%
  • Household Duties Unpaid
    2%

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There are 424 military records available for the last name Cockshott. For the veterans among your Cockshott ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1957 and 2003, in the United States, Cockshott life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1977, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Cockshott in 1957 was 62, and 63 in 2003.

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