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UK surname

Cockbill

In the 1881 census there were 298 people recorded with the Cockbill surname, ranking it #9,765 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 318, ranked #14,159, down from #9,765 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Oxford City: St Ebbe, Swindon, Lyddington and Worcester St John Bedwardine, Kenswick. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Broxtowe, Sandwell and Wychavon.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Cockbill is 396 in 1998. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 6.7%.

1881 census count

298

Ranked #9,765

Modern count

318

2016, ranked #14,159

Peak year

1998

396 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Cockbill had 298 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #9,765 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 318 in 2016, ranked #14,159.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 370 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Suburban Professionals.

Cockbill surname distribution map

The map shows where the Cockbill surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Cockbill surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Cockbill over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 210 #10,030
1861 historical 197 #12,166
1881 historical 298 #9,765
1891 historical 316 #10,639
1901 historical 370 #10,017
1911 historical 297 #11,524
1997 modern 374 #11,574
1998 modern 396 #11,435
1999 modern 396 #11,527
2000 modern 374 #11,976
2001 modern 372 #11,855
2002 modern 369 #12,144
2003 modern 369 #11,941
2004 modern 371 #11,914
2005 modern 353 #12,292
2006 modern 340 #12,722
2007 modern 345 #12,714
2008 modern 337 #13,068
2009 modern 335 #13,381
2010 modern 334 #13,690
2011 modern 332 #13,608
2012 modern 322 #13,799
2013 modern 330 #13,777
2014 modern 333 #13,770
2015 modern 324 #13,965
2016 modern 318 #14,159

Geography

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Where Cockbills are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Oxford City: St Ebbe, Swindon, Lyddington, Worcester St John Bedwardine, Kenswick, Kings Norton and Norton, Hook. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Broxtowe, Sandwell, Wychavon and Birmingham. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Oxford City: St Ebbe Oxfordshire
2 Swindon, Lyddington Wiltshire
3 Worcester St John Bedwardine, Kenswick Worcestershire
4 Kings Norton Worcestershire
5 Norton, Hook Oxfordshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Broxtowe 008 Broxtowe
2 Sandwell 030 Sandwell
3 Wychavon 010 Wychavon
4 Sandwell 039 Sandwell
5 Birmingham 011 Birmingham

Forenames

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First names often paired with Cockbill

These lists show first names that appear often with the Cockbill surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Cockbill

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Cockbill, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals

Group

Suburban Professionals

Nationally, the Cockbill surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Suburban Professionals, within Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals. This does not mean every Cockbill household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Employment in this Group is typically in managerial and professional occupations, and education to degree level is common. Residents are typically of working age, many of whom identify with an Indian ethnicity. Households are unlikely to be of Mixed or Multiple ethnicities, and English is not the main language used in some households. This Group is found on the outskirts of most conurbations as well as in the suburbs of some free-standing towns.

Wider pattern

Those working within the managerial, professional and administrative occupations typically reflect a wide range of ethnic groups, and reside in detached or semi-detached housing. Their residential locations at the edges of cities and conurbations and car-based lifestyles are more characteristic of Supergroup membership than birthplace or participation in child-rearing. Houses are typically owner-occupied and marriage rates are lower than the national average. This Supergroup is found throughout suburban UK.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Central Connected Professionals and Managers

Group

City Support Workers

Within London, Cockbill is most associated with areas classed as City Support Workers, part of Central Connected Professionals and Managers. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Scattered throughout Inner London, these areas house relatively few workers in the most senior roles within organisations, and greater prevalence of administrative roles relative to the Supergroup mean. Residents are less likely to be of Chinese ethnicity and are more likely to have been born in Africa. Relative to the Supergroup average, residents are also more likely to live in social housing and live in overcrowded conditions.

Wider London pattern

Adult residents of these neighbourhoods are typically aged 25 to 44, working full-time in professional, managerial or associate professional occupations. There are few families with dependent children. The predominantly Inner London neighbourhoods have an international character, including many residents born elsewhere in Europe alongside high numbers of individuals identifying as of Chinese ethnicity. Many individuals are never married, childless and/or living alone. Above average numbers of individuals, likely to be full-time students, live in communal establishments. Elsewhere, privately rented flats are the dominant housing type. Residents of these areas are well-qualified, with a significant number holding Level 4 or above qualifications. There is a correspondingly high level of individuals employed full-time in professional, managerial and associated professional or technical occupations. Employing industries are financial, real estate, professional, administration, and, to a lesser degree, transport and communications. Unemployment is uncommon.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Cockbill is most concentrated in decile 8 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Cockbill falls in decile 6 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Cockbill is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Cockbill, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Cockbill families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Cockbill surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Worcestershire leads with 75 Cockbills recorded in 1881 and an index of 20.30x.

County Total Index
Worcestershire 75 20.30x
Warwickshire 70 9.81x
Oxfordshire 40 22.90x
Berkshire 20 9.42x
Gloucestershire 19 3.42x
Wiltshire 12 4.80x
Staffordshire 10 1.05x
Leicestershire 8 2.55x
Middlesex 7 0.25x
Yorkshire 7 0.25x
Derbyshire 4 0.90x
Surrey 4 0.29x
Hampshire 3 0.52x
Lancashire 3 0.09x
Glamorgan 2 0.41x
Lanarkshire 2 0.22x
Kent 1 0.10x
Monmouthshire 1 0.49x
Radnorshire 1 4.38x
Somerset 1 0.22x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Aston in Warwickshire leads with 24 Cockbills recorded in 1881 and an index of 12.22x.

Place Total Index
Aston 24 12.22x
Hook Norton 14 1166.67x
Oxford St Ebbe 13 252.92x
Swindon 12 61.86x
Oldbury 11 60.54x
Kings Norton 10 30.19x
Worcester St Nicholas 10 571.43x
Tilehurst 9 209.79x
Grafton Flyford 7 3181.82x
Long Compton 7 1029.41x
Marston Sicca 7 1944.44x
Nether Hallam 7 18.46x
Old Stratford 7 173.27x
Upton On Severn 7 289.26x
White Ladies Aston 7 2333.33x
Leicester St Margaret 6 7.85x
Reading St Giles 6 28.80x
Birmingham 5 2.10x
Clifford Chambers 5 1351.35x
Bilston 4 21.61x
Birlingham 4 1176.47x
Cookham 4 60.42x
Gt Rollright 4 1052.63x
Shipston On Stour 4 238.10x
Walton On Trent 4 930.23x
Wellesbourne Hastings 4 597.01x
Alcester 3 127.66x
Aldershot 3 15.45x
Ashton In Makerfield 3 31.38x
Balsall 3 270.27x
Cakemore 3 491.80x
Claverdon 3 535.71x
Dodderhill 3 189.87x
Filkins 3 526.32x
Neithrop 3 51.11x
Pershore St Andrew 3 147.06x
Pinvin 3 1071.43x
Barony 2 0.86x
Barton Under Needwood 2 115.61x
Brailes 2 181.82x
Braunstone 2 1000.00x
Chelsea London 2 2.35x
Childs Wyckham 2 454.55x
Coyty Lower 2 62.50x
Islington London 2 0.73x
Lambeth 2 0.81x
Lechlade 2 175.44x
Minster Lovell 2 408.16x
Sutton Under Brailes 2 1111.11x
Tysoe 2 206.19x
Wellesbourne Mountford 2 294.12x
Batsford 1 909.09x
Bedworth 1 19.19x
Blockley 1 47.85x
Boughrood 1 400.00x
Cannock 1 6.00x
Chipping Norton 1 24.75x
Coventry St Michael 1 4.36x
Cropthorne 1 147.06x
Duffryn 1 384.62x
Eltham 1 17.67x
Fradley 1 270.27x
Honington 1 454.55x
Hornsey 1 2.80x
Idlicote 1 909.09x
Kineton 1 98.04x
Mortlake 1 16.29x
New Windsor 1 14.01x
North Middle 1 370.37x
Nutfield 1 96.15x
Paddington London 1 0.96x
Quinton 1 208.33x
Sedgley 1 2.82x
St Marylebone London 1 0.66x
Stoke Upon Trent 1 0.99x
Stratford On Avon 1 25.25x
Walcot 1 4.12x
Winchcomb 1 36.36x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Cockbill surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 25
Elizabeth 20
Sarah 15
Jane 9
Ann 7
Ellen 6
Alice 4
Annie 4
Eliza 4
Emma 4
Hannah 4
Emily 3
Fanny 3
Florence 3
Kate 3
Betsy 2
Charlotte 2
Clara 2
Julia 2
Lavinia 2
Matilda 2
Ada 1
Agnes 1
Anne 1
Caroline 1
Catherine 1
Dinah 1
Elizth. 1
Ella 1
Esther 1
Harriet 1
Helen 1
Isabla 1
Jessie 1
Laura 1
Lizzie 1
Louisa 1
Lucy 1
Maria 1
Minnie 1
Pamela 1
Rose 1
Ruth 1
Susan 1
Theresa 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Cockbill surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
William 19
John 12
George 10
Thomas 10
James 9
Charles 8
Joseph 7
Edwin 6
Alfred 5
Samuel 5
Edward 3
Harry 3
Abraham 2
Albert 2
Arthur 2
Daniel 2
Frank 2
Frederick 2
Jesse 2
Willm. 2
Austin 1
Francis 1
Fred 1
G.W. 1
Henry 1
Herbert 1
Jonathan 1
Joshua 1
Lawrence 1
Mathew 1
Moses 1
Philip 1
Phillip 1
Ralph 1
Reuben 1
Richard 1
Richd.C. 1
Robert 1
Silas 1
Thos. 1
Thos.W. 1
Walter 1
Willie 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Cockbill surname: questions and answers

How common was the Cockbill surname in 1881?

In 1881, 298 people were recorded with the Cockbill surname. That placed it at #9,765 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Cockbill surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 318 in 2016. That gives Cockbill a modern rank of #14,159.

What does the Cockbill map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Cockbill bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.