Laycock Surname

51,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,017 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Laycock Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Laycock,' now a suburb of the town of Keighley, West Riding of Yorks, one of the five manors into which that town was divided.

Johanna Lakkoc, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes de Laccok, 1379: ibid.

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Laycock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,1531:13,4161,976
United States2,2751:159,32316,228
Australia2,0201:13,3641,920
Canada1,0031:36,7354,669
New Zealand1881:24,0874,212
Scotland1061:50,5084,357
South Africa771:703,60750,359
Wales421:73,6796,340
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
France121:5,535,227269,324
Norway111:467,48139,375
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
China21:683,660,78330,601
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malta11:430,2723,380
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,0931:5,955913
Wales161:98,0264,293
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6051:83,0068,688

Laycock (10) may also be a first name.

Laycock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Laycock,' now a suburb of the town of Keighley, West Riding of Yorks, one of the five manors into which that town was divided.

Johanna Lakkoc, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes de Laccok, 1379: ibid.

Thomas de Lacokke, 1379: ibid.

Married — John Painter and Dorothy Laycock: St. Peter, Cornhill.

—William Bartholemew and Ann Laycock: St. Antholin, London.

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

Evidently from Laycock in the West Riding of Yorkshire. William Laicok was vicar of Retre (Rattray) in 1492 (RAA., II, 338). John Lacok, canon of Dunkeld, was auditor of accounts of the bishopric between 1505—17 (Rent. Dunk.). Sara Lacok in Edinburgh, 1602 (Edinb. Marr.). Jean Leacock in Fordie, 1695, and three more of the name are in record (Dunkeld).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English Bel to Laycock (Wilts; Yorks) [The Yorks place was Laccok and Lakkoc in the 14th cent. The first element evidently represents the Old English lacu, water (both Laycocks are on rivers): the second element may be the Middle English oc, ok, Old English ác, oak, or the diminutive suff. -oc(k. In the Wilts parish there is a Lack-ham House]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Local. A village on the banks of the Avon, in Wiltshire, England. The name may be the same as Lucock that is, little Luke.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Laycock; a location name in Wiltshire, Yorkshire in the Domesday Book, Lacoc; or from the French, Lecocq; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Laycocks have been resident for many generations in the district of Leeds, and it is in that locality that they are now most numerous. Westrope Laycock, gent., was buried in Leeds parish church in 1685 (Th.), and Westerop Lacock was a Leeds gentleman in the reign of Anne (G.). Laycock is the name of a Wiltshire parish The Lodges were much respected merchants of Leeds in the 17th and 18th centuries; in the parish church there is, or was, a brass plate to "Maister William Lodge, the best of men," who died in 1648 (Th.).

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

Laycock Last Name Facts

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

Laycock is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Laycock? popularity and diffusion

The surname Laycock is the 51,182nd most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 727,518 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Laycock reside; 43 percent reside in Northern Europe and 43 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent given name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.

This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 4,153 people, or 1 in 13,416. In England Laycock is primarily concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 23 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 9 percent reside and Lancashire, where 8 percent reside. Aside from England it is found in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Australia, where 20 percent reside.

Laycock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Laycock has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Laycock last name grew 101 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 376 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,060 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 263 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 223 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Laycock Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Laycock last name is primarily Catholic (62%) in Ireland.

In The United States Laycock are 20.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.59% being registered with the political party.

The amount Laycock earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 99.34% more than the national average, earning 689,892 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 129.54% more than the national average, earning R 545,484 per year; in United States they earn 4.66% more than the national average, earning $45,160 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.51% more than the national average, earning $50,931 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Layccock931/
Laycocke930/
Laycocks930/
Lacock92707/
Laycok921/
Lycock920/
Leacock863,775/
Laycook86139/
Leycock8630/
Laycack862/
Lascock861/
Loycock861/
Latcock861/
Laykock860/
Lahcock860/
Ladcock860/
Lacok838/
Lacoc831/
Lycok831/
Lasscock8083/
Lascosck8042/
Leacocke801/
Leackock801/
Leakcock800/
Laycox77222/
Lacook7768/
Lecock7726/
Lacoke7718/
Laycak778/
Leacok773/
Laycog771/
Lascoc771/
Leacoc770/
Lecocke7172/
Leecock7159/
Lascosk7134/
Lascosc715/
Laszcok711/
Lickock711/
Lachcak711/
Leicock711/
Leacook711/
Lacooke711/
Lakocke711/
Laquock710/
Luecock710/
Loucock710/
Lakok67305/
Lecok67172/
Lacox6786/
Lacocque6736/
Lacog6725/
Lacak6718/
Lacoq676/
Leecocke675/
Lascoske672/
Lahacoke671/
Lakoc671/
Lecoc671/
Lacokova671/
Leccocke671/
Lacac671/
Licok671/

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