Handcock Surname

284,627th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,352 people bear this surname

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

Handcock Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of John,' from Han, and suffix -rock (v. Hankin); compare Wilcock, Wilcox, jeffcock, Simcock, and Simcox; v. Cocks or Cox. The 'd' in Handcock is, of course, intrusive. Hancock was more popular than Hankin, and is found in the Hundred Rolls (1373).

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Handcock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4741:764,68159,530
Australia3561:75,8318,870
England2301:242,25219,814
New Zealand1111:40,7966,843
Canada671:549,93446,038
Ireland431:109,5105,657
Wales191:162,87011,152
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland621:71,4495,226
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6451:37,7914,873
Wales381:41,2742,182
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Jersey51:10,3761,795
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9401:53,4246,008

Handcock 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,' from Han, and suffix -rock (v. Hankin); compare Wilcock, Wilcox, jeffcock, Simcock, and Simcox; v. Cocks or Cox. The 'd' in Handcock is, of course, intrusive. Hancock was more popular than Hankin, and is found in the Hundred Rolls (1373). I do not find any instance of Hankin in those registers.

Hanecock Birune, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Warynus Hancok, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Agnes Hankok-wyf, 1379: ibid.

Robert Hancok, 1379: ibid.

Willelmus Hancok, 1379: ibid.

1619. Richard Tirrell and "Catherine Hancoxe: Marriage Lic. (London).

1651. Married — John Steele, batchllr, and Abigell Hannkock, vergen: St. Mary Aldermary.

1762. — George Handcock and Eleanor Jackson: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

= Hancock (q.v.) with intrus. medial d.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of little Hane, a pet form of John (gracious gift Jehovah).

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

The Hancocks are now confined to the western half of England, south of the Mersey, and characterise most of the counties from the Land's End in Cornwall to the Peak in Derbyshire. They seem to attain a greater frequency in the south - west of England and in Derbyshire than in other parts of their area. On referring to the Hundred Rolls we find that six centuries ago, namely, in the 13th century, Hancock was represented in Shropshire in the forms of Hancoc and De Hancoc. Robert Hancock was lord mayor of York in 1488 (Drake's "Eboracum"). Coming to Cheshire, we learn from Earwaker that a Richard Hancok resided in East.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Handcock Last Name Facts

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

The surname Handcock is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Handcock? popularity and diffusion

The surname Handcock is the 284,627th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,390,197 people. Handcock is mostly found in Oceania, where 35 percent of Handcock reside; 35 percent reside in Australasia and 35 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 474 people, or 1 in 764,681. In The United States Handcock is most numerous in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, South Dakota, where 10 percent reside and Arkansas, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 26 percent reside and England, where 17 percent reside.

Handcock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Handcock has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Handcock surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 64 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 31 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Handcock Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Handcock last name is primarily Anglican (84%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Handcock surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Handcock earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 35.53% more than the national average, earning R 322,068 per year; in United States they earn 27.5% less than the national average, earning $31,281 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.13% less than the national average, earning $47,136 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Handcocks945/
Haundcock940/
Handcocke940/
Handcok931/
Handcoc930/
Handcook882/
Handcokc881/
Handkock880/
Handcox80116/
Andcog712/
Chandkak631/
Antcak571/
Jantcak531/

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