Hockenhull

English

Etymology

Perhaps from Old English ācen (“oaken”) or from the genitive form of the personal name Hocca + hyll (“hill”).

Proper noun

Hockenhull (countable and uncountable, plural Hockenhulls)

1. A former civil parish now in Tarvin parish, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4765).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hockenhull is the 89403^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 207 individuals. Hockenhull is most common among Black/African American (45.41%) and White (41.55%) individuals.

References

• Survey of English Place-Names

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hockenhull”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 186.