Woodcock
See also: woodcock
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Old English wuducoc (“woodcock”), a nickname for a stupid or gullible person.
Proper noun
[edit]Woodcock (countable and uncountable, plural Woodcocks)
- A surname from Old English.
- A borough and neighbouring township in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Woodcock is the 5151st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6794 individuals. Woodcock is most common among White (94.05%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Woodcock”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Old English
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English
- en:Boroughs in Pennsylvania, USA
- en:Townships
- en:Places in Pennsylvania, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- English surnames from nicknames