Given name & surname

Cockcroft

“cock, rooster”

Cockcroft is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Cockcroft goes back to Old English cocc, meaning “cock, rooster.”

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Where it comes from

Cockcroft comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English cocc (“cock, rooster”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Cockcroft’s family of names

In English usage, Cockcroft as a surname has a related form in COCKROFT. In English usage, Cockcroft as a surname has a related form in COCROFT. In English usage, Cockcroft as a surname has a related form in COCROFT.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

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Old English

Cornforth

“crane”

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Old English

Colclough

“ravine”

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Old English

Scowcroft

“barn; shed, hut”

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Old English

Holcroft

“hollow place”

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Old English

Comar

“narrow valley, combe”

No U.S. birth series

92% boys · 8% girls

Old English

Coward

Coward is a surname from Old English.

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Old English

Cobbold

“famous, renowned” · “bold, brave”

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Old English

Cooksey

“island”

No U.S. birth series

57% boys · 43% girls

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