Bocock Surname

281,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,371 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Bocock Surname Definition:

(French) a Gallant, Dandy [French beau coq, ‘fine cock’]

Bocock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8361:433,56337,358
England3071:181,49216,346
New Zealand1351:33,5435,806
Canada391:944,75971,777
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Honduras181:489,8023,355
Wales51:618,90625,852
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3631:67,1507,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2401:209,24518,018

Bocock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) a Gallant, Dandy [French beau coq, ‘fine cock’]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Beaucock, a fine fellow; a straggler.

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

Bocock Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bocock is found most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bocock? popularity and diffusion

It is the 281,430th most widely held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 5,315,497 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Bocock reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 836 people, or 1 in 433,563. In The United States Bocock is mostly found in: Virginia, where 16 percent live, Texas, where 11 percent live and Indiana, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States it occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent live and New Zealand, where 10 percent live.

Bocock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bocock has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bocock surname increased 348 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 15 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bocock Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Bocock surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Bocock are 20.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.66% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bocock earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.47% more than the national average, earning $46,805 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.84% more than the national average, earning $53,081 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boocock921,925/
Boucock9250/
Bodcock9212/
Boccock921/
Bococke920/
Bococks920/
Boscock920/
Bocok91130/
Bococ911/
Bocook83580/
Bacock8326/
Boocok837/
Becock832/
Boccok831/
Boscok831/
Bocoks831/
Bocack831/
Batcock7775/
Botcosk771/
Beecock771/
Backock770/
Bakcock770/
Bacok73590/
Bocog73403/
Bocak73185/
Bocox73160/
Bocák73143/
Bocac7333/
Bokok7333/
Bokoc734/
Becok731/
Bacoc731/
Beaucock7116/
Bockhack711/
Boockock711/
Boucoukh711/
Badcocks711/
Bathcock710/
Badcocke710/
Bokoke67227/
Bacoke67192/
Boukok6740/
Bhocak6716/
Bouchkouk6713/
Bokack673/
Baccak673/
Badcok672/
Bokkok672/
Bekock671/
Bogkok671/
Bekook671/
Bookok671/
Bodcac671/
Boicac671/
Bocoog671/
Bakook671/
Boucak670/
Bokohk670/
Bacook670/
Bacoks670/
Vacock670/
Becack670/

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