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.
Discover how your Cock ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 4 |
| Buckinghamshire | 27 |
| Berkshire | 8 |
| Cambridgeshire | 18 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 29 |
| Cornwall | 940 |
| Cumberland | 8 |
| Derbyshire | 1 |
| Devon | 177 |
| Dorset | 16 |
| Durham | 40 |
| Essex | 101 |
| Gloucestershire | 39 |
| Hampshire | 37 |
| Herefordshire | 7 |
| Hertfordshire | 4 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 137 |
| Lancashire | 233 |
| Leicestershire | 6 |
| Lincolnshire | 69 |
| London | 388 |
| Middlesex | 75 |
| Northumberland | 19 |
| Norfolk | 92 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 |
| Nottinghamshire | 27 |
| Oxfordshire | 13 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 23 |
| Suffolk | 28 |
| Somerset | 106 |
| Surrey | 87 |
| Sussex | 13 |
| Staffordshire | 16 |
| Warwickshire | 32 |
| Westmorland | 11 |
| Wiltshire | 7 |
| Worcestershire | 11 |
| Yorkshire | 142 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 18 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 16 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 74 |
| Farmer | 62 |
| General Servant Domestic | 27 |
| General Labourer | 23 |
| Cook Domestic | 21 |
| Carpenter | 20 |
| Farmers Son | 20 |
| Tin Miner | 20 |
| Dress Maker | 19 |
| Cotton Weaver | 19 |
| At School | 17 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 15 |
| Charwoman | 13 |
| Dressmaker | 11 |
| School | 11 |
| Scholar | 11 |
| Draper Assistant | 9 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 9 |
| Domestic Servant | 8 |
| Gardener Domestic | 8 |
| Coal Miner | 7 |
| Farmer's Son | 7 |
| House Painter | 7 |
| Stone Mason | 7 |
| Shipwright | 7 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Cock | 2,486 |
| Mary Cock | 2,398 |
| John Cock | 2,241 |
| Elizabeth Cock | 1,757 |
| James Cock | 1,233 |
| Thomas Cock | 1,040 |
| Sarah Cock | 1,022 |
| Jane Cock | 996 |
| George Cock | 854 |
| Ann Cock | 797 |
| Charles Cock | 639 |
| Henry Cock | 601 |
| Eliza Cock | 482 |
| Joseph Cock | 478 |
| Richard Cock | 469 |
| Robert Cock | 408 |
| Edward Cock | 386 |
| Emma Cock | 363 |
| Ellen Cock | 355 |
| Frederick Cock | 288 |
| Annie Cock | 281 |
| Samuel Cock | 276 |
| Hannah Cock | 275 |
| Emily Cock | 270 |
| Alice Cock | 269 |
| 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 |
The surname Cock is the 2nd most popular variant of Cook.