Cockburn Family History

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Cockburn Name Meaning

Scottish and English (Northumberland): habitational name from a place in Berwickshire named Cockburn, from Old English cocc ‘cock’, ‘rooster’ (or the related byname Cocca) + burna ‘stream’ (see Bourne). This surname is traditionally pronounced Coburn.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Colburn, Woodburn, Blackburn, Cliburn, Chadburn, Fishburn, Cobern

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Cockburn Family Origin

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Cockburn Family Occupations

What did your Cockburn ancestors do for a living?

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Cockburn ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

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  • Farmer

    25%

  • Blacksmith

    7%

  • Farming

    7%

  • Keeping House

    7%

In 1880, a less common occupation for the Cockburn family was Keeping House. The most common Cockburn occupation in the USA was Farmer. 25% of Cockburn's were Farmers. Farmer, Blacksmith and Farming were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Cockburn.

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Cockburn Historical Records

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Cockburn Life Expectancy

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