Adcock Surname

21,363rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Adcock Surname Definition:

A double diminutive of Adam, q.v. [English pet suff. -cock].

Adcock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States17,7201:20,4552,581
England4,7771:11,6641,719
Australia1,7461:15,4612,193
Canada3281:112,33411,995
New Zealand2801:16,1732,819
South Africa2091:259,22326,097
Northern Ireland671:27,5382,970
Wales651:47,6084,483
Scotland571:93,9276,548
Ireland331:142,6956,688
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Mexico181:6,895,90033,734
Bermuda171:3,840587
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Qatar91:262,00030,726
France81:8,302,840321,660
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,9321:8,3141,264
Wales121:130,7015,289
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Guernsey81:4,082713
Jersey51:10,3761,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3341:21,5162,714

Adcock (31) may also be a first name.

Adcock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A double diminutive of Adam, q.v. [English pet suff. -cock].

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Nickname for Adam.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) Descendant of little Ad, a pet form of Adam (red earth).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A diminutive of Adam. See termination Cock.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

little Ad or Adam, cock being a diminutive termination. (See Alcock, Wilcox, etc.)

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Adcock Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Adcock Come From? nationality or country of origin

Adcock is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Adcock.

How Common Is The Last Name Adcock? popularity and diffusion

The last name Adcock is the 21,363rd most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 285,517 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Adcock reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Adcock is also the 1,874,099th most frequently held given name world-wide. It is borne by 31 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 17,720 people, or 1 in 20,455. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 13 percent are found, Tennessee, where 10 percent are found and Georgia, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname is found in 49 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Adcock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Adcock has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Adcock surname expanded 759 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 163 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 542 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 633 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 275 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Adcock Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Adcock are 17.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.12% being registered with the party.

The amount Adcock earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 32.91% more than the national average, earning R 315,840 per year; in United States they earn 1.3% less than the national average, earning $42,590 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.64% more than the national average, earning $50,497 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hadcock92463/
Adcocks9227/
Addcock924/
Adcocke920/
Adcoc914/
Adcok913/
Headcock8639/
Hadcocks864/
D'Adcock861/
Haddcock861/
Haudcock860/
Adcook8373/
Atcock835/
Edcock832/
Adkock831/
Adcouk831/
Adcack831/
Hadcok830/
Odcock830/
Adcocková801/
Hatcock7718/
Aitcock770/
Haddcok770/
Adcox732,839/
Adkok731/
Hathcock714,819/
Heatcock715/
Haitcock714/
Goodcock711/
Hastcock710/
Houdcock710/
Heathcock671,829/
Haithcock671,437/
Addcox6751/
Hadcox678/
Hasthcock673/
Hatthcock671/
Hathcocks670/
Haethcock670/
Adcoxs670/

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