Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
COCKBURN
There are approximately 5,274 people named Cockburn in the UK. That makes it the 1,997th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 83 are named Cockburn.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Scotland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
CobournCoburn
Cockbourn
Cockbourne
Cocburn
Cockbaurn
Cockburns
Cockburnne
Cockburne
Cockbarn
Coakburn
Cocburne
Cockborn
Cockbern
Cockbarne
Cockbairn
Cockborne
Cocbern
Cockbur
Cockeburn
Cockburr
Cockburner
The Cockburn surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) The brook by the hillock; from cock, a hillock, and burn, a brook.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
COCKBURN. Probably from either Cockburnlaw, co. Berwick, or from Cockburnspath in the same county. Tliere is a mountain in Berwickshire wliich is so called.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.