Meaning of the surname Cocom
Cocom is a Maya surname of the indigenous type meaning "one who listens". It is an uncommon surname in Mexico. The Cocom lineage ruled Mayapán until 1441.
Maya surnames from Yucatán and Campeche (Pech, Canul, Chan, Ek, May, Uc, Poot, Tun) and Nahuatl surnames from central Mexico. Yucatán is the one region of Mexico where indigenous surnames dominate the top of the list.
In Mexico a person carries two surnames, the father's and then the mother's, so Cocom appears as either half of a pair: Cocom García, López Cocom. Read how the two-surname system works.