Cockerton

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English tūn →
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Meanings

proper nounCockerton (plural Cockertons)

plural Cockertons

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishtūn“enclosure; settlement, town”
  2. EnglishCockerton

Habitational surname from an area of Darlington, in County Durham, from the name of a local river + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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