Cockburn Family History
Cockburn Name Meaning
Scottish (Midlothian) and northern English: habitational name from a place in Berwickshire named Cockburn from Old English cocc ‘cock rooster’ (or the related byname Cocca) + burna ‘stream’ (see Bourne ). This surname is traditionally pronounced Coburn.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022