Cocks Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cocks Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cocks family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 375
Agricultural Labourer 28
Dress Maker 19
General Servant 16
Labourer 16
Carpenter 14
Tailor 14
House Keeper 13
Domestic Servant 12
Laundress 12
General Labourer 10
Cotton Weaver 10
Annuitant 8
Clerk 8
Grocer 7
None 7
Painter 7
Dressmaker 6
Errand Boy 6
Farm Labourer 6
Charwoman 5
Stone Mason 5
Gardener 5
Farmers Son 5
Tailoress 5

Cocks Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Cox 40% 328,667
2 Cocks 100% 14,051
3 Cooks 80% 5,539
4 Coxe 40% 320
5 Acocks 83% 293
6 Cockes 83% 136

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The surname Cocks is the 2nd most popular variant of Cox.

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