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 133
Agricultural Labourer 33
House Servant 26
Labourer 22
At Home 17
Dress Maker 16
Servant 15
Annuitant 13
Grocer 9
House Keeper 8
Carpenter 8
Gardener 7
General Servant 6
Hand Loom Weaver Cotton & Worsted 6
Cotton Weaver 5
Clerk 5
Shoe Maker 4
Cordwainer 4
Farm Labourer 4
House Maid 4
Inn Keeper 4
Cook 4
Works At Paper Mill 4
Sawyer 4
Bricklayer 3

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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