Cockrum

English

Etymology

Probably a reduced form of Cockerham or a variant of Cochrane.

Proper noun

Cockrum (countable and uncountable, plural Cockrums)

1. (countable) A surname.
2. (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
   1. An unincorporated community in DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States.
   2. An unincorporated community in Dunklin County, Missouri, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cockrum is the 13219^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2312 individuals. Cockrum is most common among White (88.37%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cockrum”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 350.