Cock Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Cock Name Meaning: Thought to have originated from the Anglo-Saxon word 'cocc' meaning 'dweller by the hill' or 'hillock'.

May have derived from a nickname given to someone 'proud'or that 'strutted' like a male chicken or an occupational name for someone who kept cocks. Also another term for a boy.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cock Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cock family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 275
Female Servant 169
Independent 113
Farmer 84
Male Servant 79
Labourer 62
Ag Labourer 46
Miner 45
Carpenter 43
Shoe Maker 33
Cotton Weaver 30
Blacksmith 29
Tin Miner 26
Mason 24
Copper Miner 22
Dress Maker 19
Apprentice 13
Clerk 13
Butcher 12
Weaver 12
Hatter 11
Servant 11
Laundress 10
Sawyer 10
Tailor 10

Cock Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Cook 75% 414,991
2 Cock 100% 31,564
3 Acock 80% 1,267
4 Cocke 80% 1,080
5 Eacock 67% 702
6 Aucock 67% 698
7 Coch 75% 674
8 Cooch 60% 511
9 Ocock 80% 402
10 Coock 80% 331
11 Cok 75% 293
12 Cuckoo 50% 238
13 Kock 75% 138
14 Cuck 75% 136
15 Cack 75% 116

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The surname Cock is the 2nd most popular variant of Cook.

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