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
Living On Own Means 69
General Labourer 46
Farmer 46
General Servant Domestic 43
Dress Maker 32
Scholar 31
Cotton Weaver 27
Domestic Servant 24
Cook Domestic 22
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 21
Agricultural Labourer 20
Housemaid Domestic 16
Carpenter 15
House Maid Domestic 15
Blacksmith 14
Laundress Wash 12
Joiner Carpenter 12
Cotton Spinner 11
Dock Labourer 10
House Painter 10
Dressmaker 10
Railway Clerk 10
Charwoman 9
Coachman Domestic 9
House Keeper Domestic 9

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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