Cockcroft
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Topographic surname from Old English cocc (“cock, rooster”) + croft (“enclosed field”).
Proper noun
Cockcroft (plural Cockcrofts)
- A surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Cockcroft is the 59171st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 342 individuals. Cockcroft is most common among White (91.81%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cockcroft”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 349.