COCKING
Cocking
Cocking is an English surname of locational origin, derived from the village of Cocking in West Sussex, located in the south of England. The village's name is thought to have originated from the Old English personal name "Cocca" combined with the suffix "-ing," meaning "descendants or followers of Cocca."
The surname Cocking is documented in historical records as far back as the 13th century. Variations of the surname over the centuries include Coccing, Coccyng, and Cokynge.
Individuals bearing the surname Cocking have been found to have spread to various parts of the United Kingdom and beyond, including the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
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The Cocking surname continues to be borne by diverse individuals around the world, each with their unique stories and connections to the name's historical roots in the village of Cocking, West Sussex.
There are approximately 1,805 people named Cocking in the UK. That makes it roughly the 4,586th most common surname in Britain. Around 28 in a million people in Britain are named Cocking.
Surname type: Location or geographical feature
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English
Typical given names associated with the surname
Male
- Andrew
- Christopher
- David
- Ian
- Jason
- John
- Michael
- Paul
- Peter
- Robert
- Thomas
- Timothy
- William
Female
- Deborah
- Gillian
- Helen
- Joanne
- Josephine
- Julie
- Laura
- Margaret
- Mary
- Michelle
- Patricia
- Sarah
- Susan