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Origin / History of the Cockerell/Coquerell

There are several possible origins for this unusual surname, variants of which are Cockerell, Cockerill, Cockarill and Cockrill.  The first is as a patronymic or diminutive of the Olde English pre-7^th Century personal name ‘Cocc or Cocca’ - ie. ‘Little Cocca’ or ‘son of Cocca’.  The second is as a pure nickname either for one who dressed in a bright and colourful manner, or who expressed the lusty behaviour associated with youthful endevour!  The third possibility is as a metonymic job descriptive word for a poultry dealer or breeder of domestic fowls.  The name development includes Geoffrey Cokerell, Norfolk Pipe Rolls, (1273), Adam Cokerell, Suffolk, Pipe Rolls (1200) and Elias Cokrell, (1379), Yorkshire.  The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Adam Cokerel, which was dated 1166, in the Yorkshire Pipe Rolls. 

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