Hancock Name Meaning: Middle English personal name 'Hann' (a form of John) plus 'cok' referring to a male bird or fowl
The suffix 'cok' was frequently added to a young male who behaved or strutted in the manner of a cock. It may also have been given to an early riser or those with leadership qualities.
Discover how your Hancock ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 35 |
| Buckinghamshire | 137 |
| Berkshire | 120 |
| Cambridgeshire | 136 |
| Channel Islands | 9 |
| Cheshire | 679 |
| Cornwall | 745 |
| Cumberland | 18 |
| Derbyshire | 390 |
| Devon | 774 |
| Dorset | 75 |
| Durham | 200 |
| Essex | 138 |
| Gloucestershire | 416 |
| Hampshire | 217 |
| Herefordshire | 20 |
| Hertfordshire | 45 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 21 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 244 |
| Lancashire | 653 |
| Leicestershire | 261 |
| Lincolnshire | 153 |
| London | 1,476 |
| Middlesex | 216 |
| Northumberland | 74 |
| Norfolk | 82 |
| Northamptonshire | 184 |
| Nottinghamshire | 407 |
| Oxfordshire | 104 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 21 |
| Shropshire | 78 |
| Suffolk | 44 |
| Somerset | 559 |
| Surrey | 134 |
| Sussex | 86 |
| Staffordshire | 1,304 |
| Warwickshire | 348 |
| Westmorland | 2 |
| Wiltshire | 381 |
| Worcestershire | 132 |
| Yorkshire | 864 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 15 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 9 |
| Carmarthenshire | 19 |
| Denbighshire | 12 |
| Flintshire | 14 |
| Glamorgan | 282 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 4 |
| Monmouthshire | 77 |
| Pembrokeshire | 120 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 2,117 |
| Coal Miner | 264 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 168 |
| General Labourer | 153 |
| Domestic Servant | 123 |
| Living On Own Means | 107 |
| Dress Maker | 107 |
| Farmer | 88 |
| Labourer | 84 |
| Farm Labourer | 77 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 73 |
| General Servant | 68 |
| Laundress | 59 |
| General Servant Domestic | 58 |
| General Domestic Servant | 45 |
| House Keeper | 42 |
| Carpenter | 40 |
| Errand Boy | 40 |
| Clerk | 39 |
| Butcher | 37 |
| Gardener | 34 |
| Blacksmith | 32 |
| Bricklayer | 32 |
| Cotton Weaver | 29 |
| Cook Domestic Servant | 28 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Hancock | 6,430 |
| William Hancock | 6,426 |
| John Hancock | 5,552 |
| Elizabeth Hancock | 4,200 |
| Thomas Hancock | 3,581 |
| George Hancock | 3,365 |
| Sarah Hancock | 3,209 |
| James Hancock | 2,777 |
| Ann Hancock | 2,188 |
| Charles Hancock | 1,985 |
| Henry Hancock | 1,970 |
| Jane Hancock | 1,725 |
| Joseph Hancock | 1,632 |
| Eliza Hancock | 1,557 |
| Annie Hancock | 1,346 |
| Hannah Hancock | 1,202 |
| Emma Hancock | 1,178 |
| Alice Hancock | 1,157 |
| Ellen Hancock | 1,147 |
| Samuel Hancock | 1,089 |
| Frederick Hancock | 1,078 |
| Robert Hancock | 1,038 |
| Richard Hancock | 1,020 |
| Arthur Hancock | 1,009 |
| Edward Hancock | 984 |