Cockerham

== English == === Alternative forms === (surname): Cockrum === Etymology === From the name of the River Cocker + Old English hām (“homestead”). === Proper noun === Cockerham (countable and uncountable, plural Cockerhams) A village and civil parish in Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4651). A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Cockerham is the 6943rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4830 individuals. Cockerham is most common among White (79.03%) and Black/African American (16.81%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cockerham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 349.