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UK surname

Cockell

In the 1881 census there were 385 people recorded with the Cockell surname, ranking it #8,179 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 394, ranked #12,012, down from #8,179 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Battersea and St John Hackney. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Stroud, Southend-on-Sea and Swale.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Cockell is 508 in 1901. Compared with 1881, the name has stayed broadly stable by 2.3%.

1881 census count

385

Ranked #8,179

Modern count

394

2016, ranked #12,012

Peak year

1901

508 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Cockell had 385 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #8,179 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 394 in 2016, ranked #12,012.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 508 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Ageing Communities.

Cockell surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Cockell surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Cockell 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 261 #8,490
1861 historical 274 #9,111
1881 historical 385 #8,179
1891 historical 418 #8,561
1901 historical 508 #7,960
1911 historical 508 #7,747
1997 modern 437 #10,299
1998 modern 449 #10,428
1999 modern 466 #10,189
2000 modern 450 #10,433
2001 modern 434 #10,539
2002 modern 437 #10,693
2003 modern 422 #10,825
2004 modern 410 #11,077
2005 modern 417 #10,833
2006 modern 402 #11,213
2007 modern 400 #11,374
2008 modern 386 #11,795
2009 modern 390 #11,950
2010 modern 396 #12,089
2011 modern 390 #12,089
2012 modern 395 #11,836
2013 modern 407 #11,766
2014 modern 411 #11,768
2015 modern 397 #11,973
2016 modern 394 #12,012

Geography

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Where Cockells are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Battersea, St John Hackney, Wakefield and Milton next Sittingbourne. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Stroud, Southend-on-Sea, Swale, Wakefield and East Devon. 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 London parishes London 3
2 Battersea London (South Districts)
3 St John Hackney London (North Districts)
4 Wakefield Yorkshire, West Riding
5 Milton next Sittingbourne Kent

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Stroud 013 Stroud
2 Southend-on-Sea 012 Southend-on-Sea
3 Swale 009 Swale
4 Wakefield 036 Wakefield
5 East Devon 020 East Devon

Forenames

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First names often paired with Cockell

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Cockell

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Cockell, 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

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Ageing Communities

Nationally, the Cockell surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Ageing Communities, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Cockell household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Many residents are of normal retirement age or above and live in communal establishments, and there are few dependent children. The dominant property type is a mix of retirement flats and detached houses. Those in work are likely to be employed in managerial and professional occupations, and many residents are educated to degree level. Levels of owner occupation are high, but the private rental sector is also present. Rural locations predominate.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Cockell is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. 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

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Cockell is most concentrated in decile 1 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the less healthy 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

Cockell falls in decile 10 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less deprived end of the index.

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 Cockell is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

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

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Cockell families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Cockell 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. Yorkshire leads with 84 Cockells recorded in 1881 and an index of 2.22x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 84 2.22x
Middlesex 78 2.04x
Surrey 56 3.01x
Kent 52 4.00x
Wiltshire 52 15.42x
Hampshire 13 1.66x
Berkshire 10 3.49x
Somerset 8 1.30x
Gloucestershire 7 0.94x
Channel Islands 6 5.31x
Cheshire 5 0.59x
Hertfordshire 4 1.52x
Lancashire 3 0.07x
Essex 2 0.27x
Pembrokeshire 2 1.65x
Sussex 2 0.31x
Worcestershire 2 0.40x
Cambridgeshire 1 0.41x
Devon 1 0.13x
Midlothian 1 0.20x
Norfolk 1 0.17x
Suffolk 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. Westbury in Wiltshire leads with 40 Cockells recorded in 1881 and an index of 508.26x.

Place Total Index
Westbury 40 508.26x
Battersea 32 22.80x
Hackney London 29 13.56x
Wakefield 28 96.49x
Stanley Cum Wrenthorpe 14 79.73x
Milton In Milton 13 235.08x
Chatham 11 30.73x
Christchurch 10 59.00x
Islington London 10 2.71x
Snydale 10 1282.05x
Lambeth 9 2.71x
Normanton 9 79.23x
Sculcoates 9 15.02x
Camberwell 8 3.28x
Enborne 8 1481.48x
Lewisham 8 11.53x
Trowbridge 8 53.66x
Methley 7 131.58x
Mile End Old Town London 7 8.62x
Stroud 7 48.08x
Edmonton 6 19.52x
Poplar London 6 8.33x
St George Hanover Square 6 8.93x
St Helier 6 16.31x
Bromley London 5 5.96x
Chislehurst 5 71.63x
Deptford St Paul 5 4.98x
Richmond 5 19.20x
Macclesfield 4 10.69x
Redbourn 4 139.37x
Walcot 4 12.23x
Gillingham 3 11.18x
Greasbrough 3 60.12x
Hulme 3 3.17x
Strood 3 40.43x
Brockley 2 1428.57x
Great Malvern 2 19.25x
Haverfordwest St Mary 2 114.94x
Kensington London 2 0.94x
Langley Burrell 2 142.86x
Leeds 2 0.94x
Lyncombe Widcombe 2 12.45x
Tottenham 2 3.29x
Aldershot 1 3.82x
Andover 1 13.53x
Attleborough 1 33.78x
Barnes 1 12.72x
Beckenham 1 5.88x
Bilton Cum Harrogate 1 7.73x
Bowling 1 2.67x
Box 1 34.72x
Brighton 1 0.77x
Chelsea London 1 0.87x
Chertsey 1 8.33x
Cookham 1 11.20x
Hampstead London 1 1.68x
Hastings St Mary 1 6.25x
Ipswich St Peter 1 16.00x
Kingsbury 1 101.01x
Limehouse London 1 2.39x
Lundy Island 1 434.78x
New Windsor 1 10.40x
Plumstead 1 2.31x
Queenborough 1 77.52x
Ramsgate 1 4.71x
Ryde 1 5.96x
South Leith 1 1.74x
St Marylebone London 1 0.49x
Stockport Etchells 1 55.87x
Stratton St Margaret 1 19.34x
Waltham Holy Cross 1 14.20x
West Ham 1 0.60x
Wilburton 1 144.93x

Top female names

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

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 25
George 18
John 15
Charles 12
Henry 12
James 9
Thomas 8
Edward 7
Arthur 6
Robert 6
Albert 5
Frederick 5
Joseph 5
Walter 5
Alfred 4
Harry 4
Edgar 3
Frank 3
Martin 3
Teesdale 3
Ernest 2
Samuel 2
Abel 1
Burton 1
Carl 1
Chas. 1
Douglas 1
Earnest 1
Edwd. 1
Edwd.L. 1
G.Elliott.W. 1
Isaac 1
Joe 1
L.Mc 1
Louis 1
Oliver 1
Percy 1
Richard 1
Russell 1
Tom 1
Willie 1

FAQ

Cockell surname: questions and answers

How common was the Cockell surname in 1881?

In 1881, 385 people were recorded with the Cockell surname. That placed it at #8,179 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Cockell surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 394 in 2016. That gives Cockell a modern rank of #12,012.

What does the Cockell map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Cockell 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.