Cockcroft
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editTopographic surname from Old English cocc (“cock, rooster”) + croft (“enclosed field”).
Proper noun
editCockcroft (plural Cockcrofts)
- A surname from Old English.
Derived terms
editStatistics
edit- 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
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cockcroft”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 349.