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Cockcroft Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): habitational name from a minor place of this name, for example Cockcroft in Rishworth or Cock Croft in Bingley, both in West Yorkshire. They are named with Old English cocc ‘rooster’ + croft ‘paddock’, ‘smallholding’. In some cases it may be a topographic name with the same meaning.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Holdcroft, Howcroft, Barcroft, Beecroft, Croft, Ashcroft, Chalcraft

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Cockcroft Family Origin

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Cockcroft Family Occupations

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  • Grocer

    3%

  • Cotton Weaver

    2%

  • Farmer

    2%

  • Housekeeper

    2%

In 1881, the most common Cockcroft occupation in the UK was Grocer. 3% of Cockcroft's were Grocers. Grocer, Cotton Weaver and Farmer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Cockcroft. A less common occupation for the Cockcroft family was Housekeeper.

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Cockcroft Historical Records

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Cockcroft Life Expectancy

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