Hercock Surname

668,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Hercock Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hercock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3001:185,72716,605
New Zealand961:47,1707,685
Australia341:793,99150,673
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2401:101,56410,213
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Hercock Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hercock occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hercock? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 668,257th most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 16,266,844 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Hercock reside; 69 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Hercock is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 300 people, or 1 in 185,727. In England Hercock is primarily found in: Lincolnshire, where 17 percent reside, Greater London, where 11 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account England it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Hercock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hercock has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Hercock last name grew 125 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 59 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heircock9321/
Herchock9316/
Hiercock931/
Hercok9252/
Ercock920/
Hircock86318/
Herzock8624/
Harcock8616/
Horcock860/
Hersock860/
Ercoc831/
Ercok831/
Hearthcock820/
Hershock80167/
Herchuck8045/
Hertzock8030/
Hertsock802/
Gerchock802/
Herchack801/
Herczack801/
Hirchock801/
Erchouck801/
Hircocks800/
Hercog771,350/
Harcok775/
Herzok775/
Hercak775/
Hersoc775/
Herzoc774/
Herkok771/
Hercoková7528/
Cherchuck7513/
Heartsock751/
Hirschock750/
Herczog71640/
Herchak71456/
Herchuk71394/
Herczak71125/
Herczuk7145/
Hersack7131/
Erchouk7112/
Ershock7112/
Herzuck7110/
Herciuk718/
Hercogs715/
Hyrchok715/
Erchuck714/
Hercogh712/
Hershok712/
Cherchoukh712/
Herscak712/
Hertzoc712/
Hirchok712/
Hercuik711/
Chircoc711/
Herzack711/
Harcook711/
Herciog711/
Hirkock710/
Erkoc67274/
Cherchuk67267/
Erçok67121/
Ercuk6794/
Cherciuc6720/
Herczogh6717/
Erkok6710/
Ersok675/
Cherkouk675/
Herschak675/
Hertczak672/
Cherczak671/
Ercak671/
Cherczuk671/
Erjok671/
Hyrchuck671/
Kherchuk671/
Errchouk671/
Hertsook670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hercock
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