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There are approximately 6,921 people named Cookson in the UK. That makes it the 1,543rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 110 are named Cookson.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
From name of parent

Related and similar surnames

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The Cookson surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

The son of Cook; originally from Settle, in Yorkshire.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

COOKSON. One of the few instances of the addition of the termination son to a profession or emplo3nent. So Smithson, Stewardson, Shepherdson. Fil'Coci is its form in the H.R.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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