Alcock

English

Alternative forms

• Allcock

Etymology

From a hypocoristic form of several given names beginning with Al-, like Alan and Alexander, + the Middle English diminutive suffix -cok. Compare other surname like Hancock and Wilcock.

Proper noun

Alcock (plural Alcocks)

1. A surname from Middle English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Alcock is the 19716^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1366 individuals. Alcock is most common among White (87.26%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Alcock”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 20.

Anagrams

• Lacock, cockal