Cockfield
English
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Cocca or Cohha + feld (“field”).
Proper noun
Cockfield (countable and uncountable, plural Cockfields)
- A village in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ126242).
- A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL905546).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Cockfield is the 31587th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 732 individuals. Cockfield is most common among Black/African American (56.69%) and White (40.16%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cockfield”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 350.