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 surname Hercock is most common in England. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hercock? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 668,257th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,266,844 people. Hercock is mostly found 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 frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 300 people, or 1 in 185,727. In England Hercock is primarily found in: Lincolnshire, where 17 percent live, Greater London, where 11 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 11 percent live. Barring England this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 21 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Hercock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hercock has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Hercock last name rose 125 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 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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