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Cocke Family History

Cocke Surname Meaning

English:: nickname from Middle English cok (Old English and Old French coc) ‘rooster’. patronymic from the Old French and Middle English personal name Cok of uncertain origin but perhaps derived from the word in 1 above.

occupational name from Middle English cok ‘cook’ a variant of Cook. in addition the name may occasionally also have been topographic or habitational referring to a house or inn distinguished by a sign depicting a rooster (see 1 above).

Surnames derived from house and inn signs are rare in English.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

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You can see how Cocke families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Cocke family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Cocke families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 11 Cocke families living in Ontario. This was about 28% of all the recorded Cocke's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Cocke families in 1911.

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What is the average Cocke lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Cocke life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 1956. The average life expectancy for Cocke in 1940 was 100, and 84 in 2004.

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