Cockcroft

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English cocc →
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Meanings

proper nounCockcroft (plural Cockcrofts)

plural Cockcrofts · alternative Cockroft · alternative Cocroft

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishcocc“cock, rooster”
  2. EnglishCockcroft

Topographic surname from Old English cocc (“cock, rooster”) + croft (“enclosed field”).

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APA

Cockcroft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cockcroft

MLA

“Cockcroft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cockcroft. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cockcroft,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cockcroft.

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