Cockcroft

English

Alternative forms

• Cockroft, Cocroft

Etymology

Topographic surname from Old English cocc (“cock, rooster”) + croft (“enclosed field”).

Proper noun

Cockcroft (plural Cockcrofts)

1. A surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Cockcroft-Walton accelerator
• Cockcroft-Walton generator
• Cockcroft-Walton multiplier

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cockcroft is the 59171^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 342 individuals. Cockcroft is most common among White (91.81%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cockcroft”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 349.