Alcock Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Alcock Name Meaning: From a pet form of various personal names beginning with Al-.The middle English suffix -cok was frequently added to the personal names.

This could have been used as a nickname for someone who resembled the bird. \"young lad who strutted around in a pert and aggressive manner\".

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Alcock Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Alcock family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 146
Female Servant 136
Independent 77
Male Servant 51
Labourer 42
Farmer 39
Potter 19
Carpenter 14
Publican 13
Shoe Maker 12
Brick Maker 12
Tailor 10
Frame Work Knitter 10
Cotton Spinner 9
Dress Maker 8
Grocer 8
Water Man 8
Clerk 8
Ag Labourer 8
Potter Journeyman 8
Cotton Weaver 7
Independant 7
Painter 7
Ag Lab 6
Journeyman Potter 6

Alcock Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Alcock 100% 32,349
2 Allcock 86% 23,520
3 Elcock 83% 5,441
4 Lucock 67% 2,321
5 Locock 67% 1,947
6 Lacock 67% 1,181
7 Leacock 57% 916
8 Alecock 86% 210
9 Lacckee 29% 117
10 Lecock 67% 102

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The surname Alcock is the most popular version of all its varients

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