Hockenhull
English
Etymology
Perhaps from Old English ācen (“oaken”) or from the genitive form of the personal name Hocca + hyll (“hill”).
Proper noun
Hockenhull (countable and uncountable, plural Hockenhulls)
- A former civil parish now in Tarvin parish, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4765).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hockenhull is the 89403rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 207 individuals. Hockenhull is most common among Black/African American (45.41%) and White (41.55%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hockenhull”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 186.
References
- Survey of English Place-Names