Cock is used as a family name or surname in England, Netherlands. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Cock
No. of characters: 4
Origin: England, Netherlands
Meaning:

The variation of the Cocks. See Cox - Probably a synonym of Little. It may, however, be the same as Cook, from its latinized form, thus: Cocus, Cocks, Cox.

Variant form of Cocks. Dweller at the sign of the cock, a common signboard; dweller near a small hill or clump of trees; variant of Cook meaning "one who prepared food".

The bird-corresponding to the Lat. Gallus, the French Le Coq, Cochet, Coquerel, the German, Hahn, &c. Sometimes it was as probably a sobriquet applied to a diminutive person. A termination common to many surnames. Several theories have been advanced as to its meaning. Though it may in some instances be a corruption of cott, a local termination, and in others may relate to the male of birds, it is, in a great majority of cases, a diminutive of ordinary baptismal names, like-kin, or-ott, or-ett. This syllable in many local names refers probably to the woodcock rather than to the gallus, especially in such names as Cocksedge, Cockshaw, Cockshote, Cockshut, Cocksworth.

How popular is Cock?

Cock is common in England, Australia, South Africa, Belgium, Colombia, Netherlands, Brazil, United States, Canada.

Cock is ranked 130472 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Cocks plummeted by 35.63 per cent to 168 since 2000 and slipped by 36044 spots and ranked at 106096. The last name was found in merely 6 per ten million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 75.6 77.39
Hispanic or Latino 11.31 9.96
Black 10.71 8.81
Cock is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in England. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Norfolk Island. Around 3466 people have been found who wears Cock as their family name. Cock is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundreds of Cock:
7,469 England873
4,477 Australia796
16,857 South Africa366
7,437 Belgium251
5,559 Colombia175
16,160 Netherlands170
45,311 Brazil161
168,793 United States127
30,736 Canada109
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
11,563 Peru100
8,011 Norway92
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
282,725 India41
14,299 Chile30
11,581 Wales18
61,567 Spain17
22,419 Venezuela17
18,229 Botswana17
14,413 Scotland17
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
22,825 Uruguay9
41,661 New Zealand6

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 27 years old farmer Thomas Cock who was residing in England migrated to USA on March 7, 1849 by Arrick put out from Liverpool. Paul Cock, aged 30, James Cock (32) Farmer, John Cock (27) Mechanic, William Cock, aged 1 year old, 21 years old Thomas Cock, 52 years old Thomas Cock, 13 years old Elizabeth Cock, are others that migrated to US from Liverpool, Bristol and Penzance.

From Germany

Catherina Cock worked as dressmaker and hailed from Germany. 22 years old embarked for USA from London on Southampton and arrived on April 29, 1853. William Cock (17) Tailor, Henry Cock (19), 18 years old Chrs. Cock, Maria Cock (14) Servant, Heinrich Cock, aged 28, Ignatz Cock (19) Upholsterer, Wilhelm Cock (27) Upholsterer, J. Cock (16) Laborer, and 2 other Cock around 33.33% of whom were farmer while others worked as upholsterer and laborer migrated to US from London, Bremen, Liverpool and Hamburg & Havre.

Cock Namesakes

  • Gerald Cock, British broadcasting executive,
  • Edward Cock, British surgeon
  • Helenius de Cock, instructor at the Theological School
  • Jan De Cock, contemporary Belgian visual artist
  • Hendrik de Cock, Dutch minister responsible for the 1834-35 Dutch Reformed Church split due to his incarceration and suspension
  • Jack Cock, English footballer
  • Hieronymus Cock, Flemish painter and etcher as well as a publisher and distributor of prints
  • Kevin De Cock, M.D., F.R.C.P., D.T.M. & H.
  • Goblin Cock, heavy metal band from San Diego
  • Oscar De Cock, Belgian rower
  • Olivier De Cock, retired Belgian footballer

Cock Namesakes

  • Gerald Cock, British broadcasting executive,
  • Edward Cock, British surgeon
  • Helenius de Cock, instructor at the Theological School
  • Jan De Cock, contemporary Belgian visual artist
  • Hendrik de Cock, Dutch minister responsible for the 1834-35 Dutch Reformed Church split due to his incarceration and suspension
  • Jack Cock, English footballer
  • Hieronymus Cock, Flemish painter and etcher as well as a publisher and distributor of prints
  • Kevin De Cock, M.D., F.R.C.P., D.T.M. & H.
  • Goblin Cock, heavy metal band from San Diego
  • Oscar De Cock, Belgian rower
  • Olivier De Cock, retired Belgian footballer

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