The Cockerham surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,830 people carried this name — #6,943 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 61,000 people counted. That is up 3% from 4,703 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Cockerham surname

A habitational surname from Old English.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Cockerham» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Cockerham in American newspapers,
1920–1922.

Newspaper page from The West Virginia News carrying the name Cockerham
The West Virginia News 1921-04-02
Newspaper page from The West Virginia News carrying the name Cockerham
The West Virginia News 1920-11-13
Newspaper page from The West Virginia News carrying the name Cockerham
The West Virginia News 1922-02-18

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,293 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Cockerham in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1980s.

131 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Cockerham. The most, 56, date from the 1980s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 3.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 59
Victoria 43
New South Wales 25
Queensland 2
Western Australia 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Cockerham.

Who carried it

People named Cockerham,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Kirby Lee Cockerham 1893–1973 · entomologist
  • Fred Cockerham 1905–1980 · fiddler
  • C. Clark Cockerham 1921–1996 · statistician

Wikidata (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Cockerham,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States212 records

212 records of the Cockerham name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 158
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 45
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 3
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 2
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record John Willie Cockerham

    Born 1949; from Menlo Park, California. U.S. Army, indirect fire infantryman; died of wounds 1969 in Long Khanh, South Vietnam. Buried at San Francisco National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Floyd En Cockerham

    Born 1911 in Louisiana. Enlisted 1943 at Shreveport; lumberman from Winn Parish. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Hebron Cemetery, Sikes, Louisiana.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Fernando Thomas Cockerham

    Confederate Army veteran. Born 1843, died 1908; buried at City of Denham Spring, Denham Springs, Louisiana.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 212 records for Cockerham in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Cockerham name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Mary Gladys Cockerham

    Buried in 1985 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 84.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Lester Cockerham

    Died in service in 1945.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 2 of 3 records for Cockerham in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia3 records

3 records of the Cockerham name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record John Cockerham

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Rodney, sailing from Queenstown in 1851. Native of Bury, Lancashire.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William Charles Cockerham

    Retired of Frankston, Victoria; died 1993.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Elizabeth B. Cockerham

    Of Clifton Hill, Victoria; died 1940.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Cockerham name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Frederick Cockerham

    Died 1975, aged 66; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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