Babcock Surname

17,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,048 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Babcock Surname Definition:

= Babb (q.v.) + the English pet suff. -cock.

Babcock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States28,7631:12,6021,568
Canada2,9391:12,5371,853
England1241:449,33929,774
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Laos41:1,647,081888
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Belize21:177,7373,502
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
France11:66,422,722504,397
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,1991:4,924614

Babcock (103) may also be a first name.

Babcock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Babb (q.v.) + the English pet suff. -cock.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The son of Babb or Bab.

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

Little Bab, or Bartholomew; from Bab, a nickname for Bartholomew, and cock, small, little, a son; cic, cock, el, and et are diminutives, and include the ideas of kindness and tenderness, associated with smallness of size. It may be from Bob, the nickname for Robert; Bobcock, the son of Robert, Robertson.

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

Babcock Last Name Facts

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

Babcock is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Babcock? popularity and diffusion

The surname Babcock is the 17,290th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 227,395 people. The surname Babcock occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Babcock reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Babcock is also the 930,172nd most frequently held given name internationally It is held by 103 people.

Babcock is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 28,763 people, or 1 in 12,602. In The United States Babcock is most prevalent in: California, where 10 percent reside, Florida, where 5 percent reside and Texas, where 4 percent reside. Apart from The United States Babcock exists in 56 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 9 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Babcock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Babcock has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Babcock surname rose 282 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 459 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Babcock Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Babcock are 17.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.18% registered with the political party.

The amount Babcock earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 31.64% more than the national average, earning R 312,828 per year; in United States they earn 3.79% more than the national average, earning $44,785 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.22% more than the national average, earning $49,794 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhabcock932/
Babcocke931/
Beabcock931/
Babcockk930/
Babcoock930/
Babcok9227/
Babcoc924/
Babcook86207/
Bobcock8633/
Babcoke8625/
Bebcock862/
Babkock861/
Babcosk861/
Babcogk861/
Bavcock861/
Bapcock861/
Babcodk861/
Babcack860/
Babcooke8015/
Baabcoke801/
Babcox77101/
Babcak7715/
Bobcok770/
Vavcock711/
Bobcook711/
Bebcack710/
Babcakova631/
Bebcak6218/
Bobkok621/
Bobcakova501/

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