Ancock Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Norway

Ancock Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of John,' a vile variant of Hancock, which see, compare the common United States surname, Arrison. It is interesting to note that Ancock is found in the county which had so close a connexion with .

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Ancock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1241:196,57615,750
Wales101:156,8426,008
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Ancock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of John,' a vile variant of Hancock, which see, compare the common United States surname, Arrison. It is interesting to note that Ancock is found in the county which had so close a connexion with . the Flemings, who introduced Han, Hans, &c.

1619. Married-Davie Evans and Annis Ancocke: St. Peter, Cornhill.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Ancock Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ancock is found most in England. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ancock? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,649,889th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Ancock live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 6,190,895. In England Ancock is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 100 percent reside. Outside of England it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Ancock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ancock has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Ancock surname fell 93 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ancock Last Name Statistics demography

Ancock earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.01% less than the national average, earning $22,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hancock92115,036/
Ancok91509/
Hanncock8620/
Haincock8616/
Hancocke8613/
Hankcock869/
Hancocck864/
Hangcock863/
Hanckock863/
Ahancock862/
Ancoscke862/
Hanccock862/
Hancoock861/
Hancok8351/
Țancoc8341/
Hancoc838/
Gancok831/
D'Hancock801/
Hancook7798/
Hamcock7713/
Honcock777/
Hencock777/
Hancoct774/
Hankock772/
Hancack772/
Hanccok772/
Hanckok771/
Hancocx771/
Hancoke771/
Hancodk770/
Auncook770/
Hancocková751/
Ancog732,350/
Ancak73158/
Oncok7331/
Encok7324/
Ankok732/
Ancox730/
Hamcocks710/
Houncock710/
Hancox677,549/
Angcog671,195/
Angkok6779/
Hancak6739/
Hankok6710/
Ankouk671/
Ongcoc671/
Gankok671/
Hencok671/
Hancog671/

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