Runcorn Family History
Runcorn Name Meaning
from Runcorn (Cheshire) which is recorded as Rumcofan in about 1000 Runcofan in about 1118 and Runcorna in the 14th century. The place-name derives from Old English rūm ‘wide’ + cofa ‘cove bay creek’ (dative cofan).
Source: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, 2021