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
Scholar 623
Agricultural Labourer 117
Labourer 61
Dress Maker 41
General Servant 30
Domestic Servant 26
House Keeper 25
Potter 23
Farm Labourer 22
Wife Of Above 19
Joiner 18
Grocer 17
Carpenter 16
Cotton Weaver 16
Carter 14
Laundress 13
Annuitant 12
Farm Servant 12
Coal Miner 12
Milliner 11
Brick Maker 11
Cook 11
Butcher 10
House Maid 10
Farmers Daughter 10

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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