Dancocks Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Dancocks Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Daniel,' from nick. Dan, and suffix -cock. The patronymic would be Dancocks = Dancocks' son; compare Wilcocks or Wilcox, and v. Cocks.

John Dancock. Calendarium Rotulorum Originalium.

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Dancocks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada421:877,27667,671
England261:2,143,00282,017
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560

Dancocks Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Daniel,' from nick. Dan, and suffix -cock. The patronymic would be Dancocks = Dancocks' son; compare Wilcocks or Wilcox, and v. Cocks.

John Dancock. Calendarium Rotulorum Originalium.

1668. Married — Philip Dancockes and Anne Spicer: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

Dancock's (Son).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dancocks Last Name Facts

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

Dancocks is found in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dancocks? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,020,555th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Dancocks reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Dancocks is most common in Canada, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 877,276. In Canada it is most common in: Alberta, where 90 percent live and Ontario, where 10 percent live. Outside of Canada this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Dancocks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dancocks has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Dancocks surname declined 24 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dancocks Last Name Statistics demography

Dancocks earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 2.46% more than the national average, earning $50,905 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dancock9312/
Dhancock884/
Dancok861/
D'Hancock821/
Dancák71100/
Dancak7179/
Dancox7138/
Dancac7135/
Damcok711/
Dancausks711/
Dangkok673/
Dangcac672/
Doncosk671/
Doncaks671/
Dauncak671/
Deancox671/
Dankoke671/

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