The Cockrell surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,465 people carried this name — #3,744 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 31,200 people counted. That is up 1% from 9,397 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Cockrell surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley explains it as ‘the cockerel’.

An early record he cites: Geoffrey Cokerell, Norfolk, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Cockerell, Cockrell and Cockrille.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 190 · public domain.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

21 families named Cockrell, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 113 people lived in those households, 5.4 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 7 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Virginia 9
South Carolina 7
North Carolina 4
Massachusetts 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 234 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Cockrell in American newspapers,
1903–1915.

Newspaper page from Daily Capital Journal carrying the name Cockrell
Daily Capital Journal 1915-10-11
Newspaper page from The Semi-weekly Messenger carrying the name Cockrell
The Semi-weekly Messenger 1903-10-09
Newspaper page from The Courier-journal carrying the name Cockrell
The Courier-journal 1903-05-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Cockrell in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1960s.

656 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Cockrell. The most, 189, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 2.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 302
Western Australia 106
Victoria 95
New South Wales 81
South Australia 48
Tasmania 20
ACT (Canberra) 2

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

Who carried it

People named Cockrell,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jeremiah V. Cockrell
    Jeremiah V. Cockrell 1832–1915 · judge
  • Francis Cockrell
    Francis Cockrell 1834–1915 · screenwriter
  • Francis Cockrell
    Francis Cockrell 1834–1915 · screenwriter
  • Ewing Cockrell
    Ewing Cockrell 1874–1962 · judge
  • Marion Cockrell
    Marion Cockrell 1875–1973 · socialite
  • Joseph Cockrell 1781–1837

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Cockrell,
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 States462 records

462 records of the Cockrell name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 322
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 101
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 14
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 12
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 5
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Broadus C. Cockrell

    Born 1918 in South Carolina. Enlisted 1941 at Fort Jackson Columbia; textile mill worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1996, buried at Kneece Cemetery, Batesburg, South Carolina.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Wilbert R. Cockrell

    Born 1947; from Houston, Texas. U.S. Army, infantryman; died of wounds 1967 in Binh Duong, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Cockrell

    Arrived at New York in 1881 aboard the Britannic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 30; laborer. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 462 records for Cockrell in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · 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, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia33 records

33 records of the Cockrell name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 21
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 5
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 5
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Robert Cockrell

    Arrived in Queensland in 1874 aboard the Star Queen, aged 19.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Edwin W. Cockrell

    Licensed victualler of Northcote, Victoria; died 1918.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record John Cockrell

    Died 1871 in Launceston, Tasmania, aged 60.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 33 records for Cockrell in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Cockrell name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 3
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Lois Cockrell

    Died 1971; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Elsie Elnor Cockrell

    Died 1924; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Elizabeth Cockrell

    Married 1820 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 5 records for Cockrell in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

United Kingdom3 records

3 records of the Cockrell name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record L. E. Cockrell

    Royal Army Medical Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record B. H. Cockrell

    Rifle Brigade. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record E. S. Cockrell

    Lance Corporal. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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