Jeacocke Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Jeacocke Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of John,' from the nick. Jack and suffix-cock. Jack-cock was soon abbreviated to Jacock, and this became corrupted into Jeacock. The patronymic Jacocks, of course, became Jacox; compare Wilcock and Wilcox, and v.

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Jeacocke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia571:473,60936,415
England301:1,857,26974,552
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798

Jeacocke 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 the nick. Jack and suffix-cock. Jack-cock was soon abbreviated to Jacock, and this became corrupted into Jeacock. The patronymic Jacocks, of course, became Jacox; compare Wilcock and Wilcox, and v. Cocks. Jancock is found early:

1397. Richard Jancock: Cal. of Wills in Court of Husting (2).

1669. Married — Edward Endell and Margarett Jeccockes: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1700.— Caleb Jacock and Elizabeth Thornhill: ibid.

1712. — James Sharplers and Elizabeth Jeacock: ibid.

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

Variant of Jaycock, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably a diminutive of James. Jeakins seems to be of the same origin, and both proceed from "Jeams," the rustic pronunciation of the name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Jeacocke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jeacocke has its highest incidence in Australia. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeacocke? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jeacocke is the 1,860,621st most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 58 percent of Jeacocke reside; 58 percent reside in Australasia and 58 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

Jeacocke is most frequently held in Australia, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 473,609. In Australia Jeacocke is primarily concentrated in: Queensland, where 82 percent reside, New South Wales, where 9 percent reside and Australian Capital Territory, where 9 percent reside. Barring Australia this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 30 percent reside and Scotland, where 8 percent reside.

Jeacocke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jeacocke has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Jeacocke surname increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeacock93773/
Jacocke931/
Jeacocks88271/
Jeycocke8816/
Jecock865/
Jacock862/
Jacoke861/
Jeackocks821/
Jacocks80508/
Jaycock80421/
Jacokes80122/
Jeycock8018/
Jaecock802/
Jeacoks801/
Seacock800/
Heacoke800/
Jetcock800/
Jescock800/
Hacocke800/
Ecock77229/
Jacoc7710/
Jacok778/
Jaycocks75104/
Jachocki7519/
Heacoock752/
Jackocks751/
Heackock751/
Jajcocks750/
Heagcock750/
Aycock718,451/
Echoke7114/
Jekake7112/
Jaycok716/
Jaccak714/
Jeakok713/
Jacoks713/
Jekack712/
Jejake711/
Heathcoke711/
Ezacke711/
Ekcock711/
Heacok711/
Sacock710/
Ecoock710/
Cacock710/
Jycock710/
Jacschoke710/
Haycock676,823/
Jacoski67116/
Heacook6734/
Jacosky6710/
Ecoc678/
Ecok677/
Jeikake675/
Jachake672/
Jacoque671/
Jachoki671/
Jakocki671/
Djakoke671/
Djacoks671/
Echokee671/
Yaycock671/
Jacioca671/
Seacook671/
Jocooke671/
Heaccok671/
Jakecke671/
Jasccak671/
Jeckack671/
Saycock670/
Jacacks670/
Jakokes670/
Hiecock670/
Jacacki670/
Hacokes670/
Jacquoc670/

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