Explore the Family Name Cockman

The meaning of Cockman

English: occupational name, from either Cocke + man ‘Cock’s servant’, or else from Middle English cok(e) + man ‘cook’s assistant or servant’.

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How common is the last name Cockman in the United States?

The Cockman surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, has seen a shift in its popularity over the years. In the year 2000, the surname ranked 24,663rd, with 949 individuals carrying the name. By 2010, however, the rank had dropped to 33,164th and the count of individuals with this last name had declined by 27.29% to 690. This change represents a decrease in its proportion per 100,000 people from 0.35 to 0.23, marking a decline of 34.29%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,663	#33,164	-34.47%
Count	949	690	-27.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.23	-34.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cockman

As for ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data for the Cockman surname shows various changes between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with the Cockman surname identified as White both in 2000 (96.63%) and 2010 (95.51%), though there was a slight decrease of 1.16%. There was a noticeable increase in individuals who identified as belonging to two or more races, rising from 0.74% to 1.88%, an increase of 154.05%. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic also rose, from 0.84% to 1.30%, a 54.76% increase. However, the number of those identifying as Black decreased to zero in 2010 from 0.74% in 2000. No individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.63%	95.51%	-1.16%
Two or More Races	0.74%	1.88%	154.05%
Hispanic	0.84%	1.3%	54.76%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0.74%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%