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 741
Agricultural Labourer 64
General Labourer 49
Dress Maker 42
Coal Miner 35
Farmer 33
Living On Own Means 32
Domestic Servant 30
Farm Labourer 28
General Servant Domestic 27
Living On Her Own Means 27
General Servant 26
Gardener 24
Labourer 24
Joiner 20
Grocer 19
Butcher 18
Cotton Weaver 18
House Keeper 17
Carter 16
General Domestic Servant 15
Blacksmith 14
Laundress 13
Dressmaker 12
Brick Maker 12

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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