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![Show Contents]() Cockrum History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The name Cockrum was first used by the ancient Strathclyde-Briton people of the Scottish/English Borderlands. The first Cockrum to use this name no doubt lived in Renfrewshire, where they took on the name of the lands of Cochrane in the parish of Paisley, near Glasgow. This place name is of uncertain derivation, perhaps stemming from the Welsh word "coch," meaning "red." Early Origins of the Cockrum familyThe surname Cockrum was first found in Renfrewshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Rinn Friù), a historic county of Scotland, today encompassing the Council Areas of Renfrew, East Renfrewshire, and Iverclyde, in the Strathclyde region of southwestern Scotland, where the first record of the name was Waldeve de Coueran, who was witness to a charter issued by Dugal, son of Syfyn, to Walter Stewart, fifth Earl of Menteith, regarding several lands in Kintyre. William de Coughran of Lanark swore an oath of allegiance to King Edward I of England during his short conquest of Scotland in 1296. Walter Cochrane was the first record of the more popular spelling used today in 1262. His son William Cochrane, the second chief of the Clan, also rendered homage to King Edward I in 1296. Early History of the Cockrum familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cockrum research. Another 116 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1482, 1600, 1605, 1659, 1669, 1683, 1685, 1690, 1691, 1707, 1708, 1713, 1717 and 1778 are included under the topic Early Cockrum History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cockrum Spelling VariationsScribes in Medieval Scotland spelled names by sound rather than any set of rules, so an enormous number of spelling variations exist in names of that era. Cockrum has been spelled Cochrane, Cochran, Cocrane, Cocran, Cochren, Cockram, Cockran, Cockren and many more. Early Notables of the Cockrum familyNotable amongst the family at this time was William Cochrane (1605-1685), 1st Earl of Dundonald. Of his children was Sir John Cochrane (d. 1707), who was a Member of Parliament for Ayrshire in 1669; he was suspected of complicity in the Rye House Plot, and fled to Holland in 1683, returned to Scotland...
Another 53 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Cockrum Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cockrum RankingIn the United States, the name Cockrum is the 14,372nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1  Migration of the Cockrum family to Ireland
Some of the Cockrum family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 31 words (2 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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The number of Strathclyde Clan families sailing for North America increased steadily as the persecution continued. In the colonies, they could find not only freedom from the iron hand of the English government, but land to settle on. The American War of Independence allowed many of these settlers to prove their independence, while some chose to go to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. Scots played essential roles in the forging of both great nations. Among them:
Cockrum Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- James Cockrum, who landed in Virginia in 1653 2
Cockrum Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Rosa Cockrum, aged 30, who settled in Hull, Texas, in 1921
| Contemporary Notables of the name Cockrum (post 1700) | + |
- Roy Cockrum (b. 1956), American actor who won the single winner of the National Powerball lottery drawing of June 11, 2014 with a cash value of 259.8 million dollars
- Dennis Cockrum, American actor, known for Gangster Squad (2013), Hail, Caesar! (2016) and Shameless (2011-)
- Chris Cockrum (b. 1986), American professional stock car racing driver
- David Emmett Cockrum (1943-2006), American comic book artist for Marvel, known for his work on X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019), The New Mutants (2019) and Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (2011)
- John B. Cockrum, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1888, 1904 3
- Henry C. Cockrum, American politician, Prohibition Candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1904 3
| Historic Events for the Cockrum family | + |
USS Arizona - Mr. Kenneth Earl Cockrum, American Machinist's Mate First Class from Indiana, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 4
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Virtute et labore
Motto Translation: By valour and exertion.
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 4) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- Pearl Harbour: USS Arizona Casualties List Pearl Harbour December 7, 1941. (Retrieved 2018, July 31st). Retrieved from http://pearl-harbor.com/arizona/casualtylist.html
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