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
School 603
Private Means 58
Farm Labourer 46
Farmer 39
Labourer 39
General Labourer 36
General Servant (domestic) 35
Coal Miner Hewer 29
None 29
Joiner 28
Dressmaker 26
Clerk 23
Scholar 20
Shop Assistant 20
Bricklayer 19
At School 19
Assisting In The Business 18
House Painter 18
Carter 17
House Keeper 16
Domestic Servant 16
At Home 15
Laundress 15
Cotton Weaver 15
General Servant Domestic 14

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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