Hancock is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Hancock
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Descendant of little Hane, a pet form of John meaning "gracious gift of Jehovah".

Little Hans, Johannes or John.

See John - This baptismal name, which is of Norman introduction, has rarely passed into a surname. The Lond. Direct. for 1852 affords but one instance. It has been, however, the source, in various modified forms, of a considerable number of names, some of which are amongst the most common in the whole circle of our nomenclature. Its immediate derivative, John son, and its Welsh genitive form , Jones, substantiate this assertion; but we have besides Johns, Johnes, Joanes, Johncock, Janson, Jannings, Jennings, Jenks, Jenkyn, Jenkins, and Jinkins, Jenkinson, and perhaps Janes and Jenson. The Flemish nickname Hans from Johannes, seems to be the root of Hanson, Hancock, etc. Jack and Jackson might seem to claim the same parentage, but I think there is more reason for affiliating them upon James.

A termination of several surnames, as Littlejohn, Micklejohn, Upjohn, Prettyjohn, Applejohn, Properjohn, and Brownjohn.

Some of these, as Upjohn and Apple john, may be corruptions—the rest seem to be significant and descriptive. John is a personal name so common throughout Christendom that some prefix by way of epithet seems occasionally to have been necessary, in order to distinguish between two or more persons bearing it; thus the French have their Grosjeans, 'big or fat Johns;' the Dutch their Grootjans, or ó bulky Johns; ' the Italians their Gioranizzi, or 'handsome large Johns;' the Highlanders their Mac- Fadyeans, the sons of 'long John,' as also their Mac-Trors or sons of 'big John;' and the Lowland Scotch their Mickejohns or 'large stout Johns.' In the Hundred Rolls, we have one Duraund lo Bon Johan-'Durrant the Goodl-John!'.

How popular is Hancock?

Hancock is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Wales, South Africa, Scotland, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Japan.

Hancock is ranked 4913 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Hancock bearers increased by 2.49 per cent in 2010 US census to 50558 since 2000, the surname slipped by 56 spots and ranked at 681. The last name was found in around 2 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 87.33 88.67
Black 7.65 7.61
Hispanic or Latino 2.23 1.41
Others 1.7 1.4
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.61 0.56
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.48 0.36
Hancock is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Micronesia is ahead in terms of density. Around 115019 people have been found who wears Hancock as their family name. Hancock is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Hancock:
616 United States67,503
315 England22,738
256 Australia13,405
Countries with thousands of Hancock:
1,156 Canada4,690
364 New Zealand1,747
190 Wales1,587
Countries with hundreds of Hancock:
7,286 South Africa943
1,381 Scotland537
52,719 Thailand231
22,057 Saudi Arabia199
2,561 Ireland167
2,244 Northern Ireland106
22,505 Japan101
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
24,732 Spain96
69,716 Germany79
29,463 Netherlands77
307 Micronesia75
3,278 Singapore68
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
176,839 Indonesia41
134,967 Brazil40
10,086 Portugal38
17,078 United Arab Emirates37
20,206 Switzerland34
21,451 Sweden32
539 Guernsey29
9,043 Qatar28
1,021 Malta24
20,394 Denmark21
268,198 Russia21
168,058 Philippines21
219,029 France19
70,664 Malaysia17
30,120 Norway17
6,353 Panama16
3,592 Costa Rica13
552,550 India13
30,478 Finland11
5,568 Guyana11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
2,003 Jersey10
2,328 Belize9
45,470 Mexico9
1,665 United States Virgin Islands9
4,774 Hong Kong8
118,213 Italy7
62,302 Egypt6
75,466 Israel6
156,558 Poland6
695 Saint Kitts and Nevis6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Mary Hancock worked as immigrant and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 36 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Ottowa and arrived on May 12, 1846. John Hancock (12) Immigrant, James Hancock (8) Immigrant, Maria Hancock, aged 6, Immigrant Charles Hancock, Born at sea Harriet Hancock, 22 years old Edward-Chads Hancock, Barbara Hancock (21), Farmers, Laborers & Mechanics Esther Hancock, Mark Hancock, aged 30, Michael Hancock (20) Immigrant, and 27 other Hancock around 38.46% of whom were workman while others worked as mechanics and servant, dressmaker migrated to US from Liverpool, London, Bristol and Limerick.

From Germany

Samuel Hancock worked as laborer and hailed from Germany. 25 years old embarked for United States from Liverpool on Samaria and arrived on December 5, 1871. 60 years old Ralph Hancock, Samuel Hancock (34) Farmer, Ed.B. Hancock (23) Gentleman, U Hancock, 16 years old U Hancock, U-Mrs Hancock (20), 23 years old B. Hancock, 19 years old C. Hancock, and 4 other Hancock around 33.33% of whom were laborer while others worked as farmer migrated to US from Bremen, Liverpool & Queenstown and Amsterdam.

Hancock Namesakes

  • Jonathan Hancock, Founder of The Junior Memory Championship
  • H. Irving Hancock, American chemist and writer
  • Hunter Hancock, white American disc jockey regarded as the first
  • Ian Hancock, linguist, Romani scholar and political advocate
  • Ellen Hancock, technology manager from the United States
  • Tim Hancock, English cricketer
  • Malcolm Hancock, American comics artist and cartoonist
  • Gerre Hancock, American organist, improviser, and composer
  • Christine Hancock, General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing
  • Walker Hancock, American sculptor and teacher
  • Brandon Hancock, sports journalist and former American football player at the position of fullback
  • Niel Hancock, American fantasy writer most famous for authoring the 'Circle of Light' series and creating the fictional universe of 'Atlanton Earth'
  • Damien Hancock, Irish soccer referee from Dublin
  • Alan Hancock, was one of the early leaders of the Racial Preservation Society
  • Tommy Hancock, is widely regarded as the godfather of West Texas music
  • Hamish Hancock, former National Party MP for Horowhenua and a lawyer
  • Henry Hancock, Harvard trained lawyer and a land surveyor working in California
  • Albany Hancock, English naturalist
  • Jake Hancock, geologist with particular interests
  • John Hancock, American merchant, statesman
  • Tony Hancock, English comedian and actor
  • Herbie Hancock, American pianist, keyboardist, bandleader
  • Nick Hancock, English actor and television presenter
  • Winfield Scott Hancock, career U.S. Army officer and the Democratic nominee for President of the United States
  • Graham Hancock, British author and reporter
  • Trenton Doyle Hancock, American artist
  • Sheila Hancock, English actress and author
  • Clarence E. Hancock, American congressman
  • Wayne Hancock, American singer-songwriter
  • Lang Hancock, Australian iron ore magnate from Western Australia
  • Cornelia Hancock, celebrated volunteer nurse
  • Shelley Hancock, Australian politician
  • Joy Bright Hancock, military person
  • Dave Hancock, Canadian lawyer and was the 15th Premier of Alberta
  • Loni Hancock, American politician and a former member of the California State Senate
  • Christopher Hancock, British television and theatre actor
  • Prentis Hancock, British actor, best known for his television roles
  • Josh Hancock, Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Darrin Hancock, retired American professional basketball player
  • Butch Hancock, country/folk music recording artist and songwriter
  • Matt Hancock, British politician of the Conservative Party serving as Member of Parliament for West Suffolk since 2010 and Secretary of State for Health and Social Care since 2018
  • Arthur B. Hancock, American breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses
  • Greg Hancock, American motorcycle speedway rider
  • Mel Hancock, member of the United States House of Representatives
  • Tom Hancock, American politician
  • Walter Hancock, English inventor of the Victorian period
  • Brian Hancock, Welsh politician and member of Plaid Cymru
  • Martin Hancock, English actor best
  • Stephen Hancock, British television and stage actor
  • Garry Hancock, reserve outfielder and first baseman
  • Ryan Hancock, retired professional baseball player

Hancock Namesakes

  • Jonathan Hancock, Founder of The Junior Memory Championship
  • H. Irving Hancock, American chemist and writer
  • Hunter Hancock, white American disc jockey regarded as the first
  • Ian Hancock, linguist, Romani scholar and political advocate
  • Ellen Hancock, technology manager from the United States
  • Tim Hancock, English cricketer
  • Malcolm Hancock, American comics artist and cartoonist
  • Gerre Hancock, American organist, improviser, and composer
  • Christine Hancock, General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing
  • Walker Hancock, American sculptor and teacher
  • Brandon Hancock, sports journalist and former American football player at the position of fullback
  • Niel Hancock, American fantasy writer most famous for authoring the 'Circle of Light' series and creating the fictional universe of 'Atlanton Earth'
  • Damien Hancock, Irish soccer referee from Dublin
  • Alan Hancock, was one of the early leaders of the Racial Preservation Society
  • Tommy Hancock, is widely regarded as the godfather of West Texas music
  • Hamish Hancock, former National Party MP for Horowhenua and a lawyer
  • Henry Hancock, Harvard trained lawyer and a land surveyor working in California
  • Albany Hancock, English naturalist
  • Jake Hancock, geologist with particular interests
  • John Hancock, American merchant, statesman
  • Tony Hancock, English comedian and actor
  • Herbie Hancock, American pianist, keyboardist, bandleader
  • Nick Hancock, English actor and television presenter
  • Winfield Scott Hancock, career U.S. Army officer and the Democratic nominee for President of the United States
  • Graham Hancock, British author and reporter
  • Trenton Doyle Hancock, American artist
  • Sheila Hancock, English actress and author
  • Clarence E. Hancock, American congressman
  • Wayne Hancock, American singer-songwriter
  • Lang Hancock, Australian iron ore magnate from Western Australia
  • Cornelia Hancock, celebrated volunteer nurse
  • Shelley Hancock, Australian politician
  • Joy Bright Hancock, military person
  • Dave Hancock, Canadian lawyer and was the 15th Premier of Alberta
  • Loni Hancock, American politician and a former member of the California State Senate
  • Christopher Hancock, British television and theatre actor
  • Prentis Hancock, British actor, best known for his television roles
  • Josh Hancock, Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Darrin Hancock, retired American professional basketball player
  • Butch Hancock, country/folk music recording artist and songwriter
  • Matt Hancock, British politician of the Conservative Party serving as Member of Parliament for West Suffolk since 2010 and Secretary of State for Health and Social Care since 2018
  • Arthur B. Hancock, American breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses
  • Greg Hancock, American motorcycle speedway rider
  • Mel Hancock, member of the United States House of Representatives
  • Tom Hancock, American politician
  • Walter Hancock, English inventor of the Victorian period
  • Brian Hancock, Welsh politician and member of Plaid Cymru
  • Martin Hancock, English actor best
  • Stephen Hancock, British television and stage actor
  • Garry Hancock, reserve outfielder and first baseman
  • Ryan Hancock, retired professional baseball player

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