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The Cockboourne surname is derived from a place in Berwickshire named Cockburn. The place name in turn, comes from the Old English "cocc," meaning "rooster," and "burna," meaning "a stream." As such, the surname is classed as a local, or habitational name, derived from a place where the original bearer lived or held land.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cockboourne research. Another 116 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1390, 1395, 1656, 1685, 1735, 1770 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Cockboourne History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Cockburn, Cockbourne, Cockbourn, Cockburne, Cocburn, Coburn, Cobourne, Coburne and many more.
Notable amongst the family name during their early history was Sir George Cockburn; Lord Cockburn, a Judge, Author, and Politician; James Cockburn, first M.P. for Muskoka and first Speaker of the House of...
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Another 93 words (7 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Alexander Cockburn and his wife who settled in Granada in 1774; Edward, James, Jane, Cockburn, all arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1820; David, John, Robert, Thomas, and William Coburn all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1865..