Cockburn

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Scottish habitational surname, from Old English cocc (cock, rooster) + burne (stream, brook, river).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkoʊbərn/, /ˈkoʊkbərn/

Proper noun

Cockburn (plural Cockburns)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Descendants

  • Translingual: cockburni

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Cockburn is the 28525th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 836 individuals. Cockburn is most common among White (78.95%) and Black/African American (13.4%) individuals.

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