How common is the surname Cockrell?

9,465 people in the United States had the surname Cockrell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,620 Americans. It ranked 3,744th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Cockrell?

Anna Cockrell, American hurdler, followed by Kenneth Cockrell.

Where is the surname Cockrell most common?

Wikidata records people named Cockrell in the United States.

Is the surname Cockrell getting more or less common?

More common. 9,397 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,465 in 2010, up 0.7%.

The surname Cockrell

A surname, carried by 9,465 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C264

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cockrell is more common than 97.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,465 people named Cockrell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 32,620 Americans. That is up 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,397.

#3,744

rank among US surnames

9,465

people in 2010

3.2

per 100,000 Americans

+0.7%

change since 2000 (was #3,477)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,735	Wicks	9,489	32,537
#3,736	Kunkel	9,488	32,541
#3,737	Guest	9,483	32,558
#3,738	Vaught	9,476	32,582
#3,739	Close	9,474	32,589
#3,740	Feeney	9,473	32,592
#3,741	Smyth	9,470	32,602

Who is named Cockrell

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

74% of people named Cockrell identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Black (not Hispanic) 21%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cockrells

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Anna Cockrell
American hurdler, born 1997
Kenneth Cockrell
American astronaut, born 1950
Jeremiah V. Cockrell
American politician (1832-1915)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cockrell

Cockerill

Cockrell has the Soundex code C264, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C264.

Questions

How common is the surname Cockrell?: 9,465 people in the United States had the surname Cockrell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,620 Americans. It ranked 3,744th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cockrell?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Cockrell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Cockrell?: Anna Cockrell, American hurdler, followed by Kenneth Cockrell.
Where is the surname Cockrell most common?: Wikidata records people named Cockrell in the United States.
Is the surname Cockrell getting more or less common?: More common. 9,397 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,465 in 2010, up 0.7%.