Cocking is a surname, and may refer to:
Edward Cocking (1931–2023), British plant scientist Jane Cocking Glover (1789–1876), British-American poet Janis Cocking, Australian metallurgist John Cocking (born 1944), English footballer Lewis Cocking (born 1992), British politician Robert Cocking (1776–1837), British watercolour artist Samuel Cocking (1845–1914), British merchant in Yokohama Walter Cocking (1891–1964), American academic administrator
See also Cock (surname) Cocker (surname)