Researching Amanda Cockrell
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 312 people with the Cockrell surname? In that year Cockrell was ranked number 3267 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Amanda means "Worthy of love" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Amanda Cockrell on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Amanda Cockrell and the Cockrell Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 321 people with the Cockrell surname in the UK? Cockrell is now ranked number 3740 for popularity in the UK. |
Cockrell Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Cockrell surname in the USA? Cockrell is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
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Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Amanda Cockrell. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Amanda Cockrell
Amanda Cockrell
Amanda Cockrell (born 1948) is a professor of English at Hollins University, specializing in children's literature and creative writing. She is the author of a number of historical novels for adults, some written under her own name and some under the pseudonym Damion Hunter. She has written novels about the Romans and about the indigenous peoples of the Americas. Her first young adult novel, What We Keep Is Not Always What Will Stay, was published in 2011 and was named one of the best children's books of the year by The Boston Globe.
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Other names that sound a bit like Cockrell
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