Maycock Surname

90,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Maycock Surname Definition:

= May (q.v.) + the English pet suff. -cock.

Also a term for an effeminate man, a milksop— He sholde be no cowarde, no maycocke.—PilGreek Perf., A.D. 1526; New English Dictionary Cp. Meacock.

Maycock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,6061:21,3813,009
United States1,1781:307,69028,269
Bahamas4361:899175
Australia3131:86,2489,971
Canada2691:136,97214,140
Barbados1311:2,194392
Scotland721:74,3595,625
Ireland651:72,4454,480
Wales601:51,5764,775
Guyana581:13,1421,824
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Jamaica161:179,3725,614
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Trinidad and Tobago121:113,6657,200
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
France11:66,422,722504,397
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland281:158,2108,327
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4081:17,3122,515
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:380,44528,529

Maycock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= May (q.v.) + the English pet suff. -cock.

Also a term for an effeminate man, a milksop— He sholde be no cowarde, no maycocke.—PilGreek Perf., A.D. 1526; New English Dictionary Cp. Meacock.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Possibly a diminutive formed from the female name Mary, Maykoe is found temp, Edw, I.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Frisian, Maike; from the German, Mäcke; a personal name.

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

Maycock Last Name Facts

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

Maycock is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maycock? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 90,066th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,368,810 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Maycock are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 2,606 people, or 1 in 21,381. In England it is primarily found in: Derbyshire, where 8 percent reside, West Midlands, where 8 percent reside and Greater London, where 8 percent reside. Besides England this last name exists in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and The Bahamas, where 8 percent reside.

Maycock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Maycock has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Maycock last name expanded 185 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 892 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 7,200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 232 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 6,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Maycock Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Maycock surname are 8.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.96% being registered with the political party.

The amount Maycock earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,799 per year; in South Africa they earn 24.16% more than the national average, earning R 295,056 per year; in United States they earn 2.81% more than the national average, earning $44,361 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.2% less than the national average, earning $48,589 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mycock921,669/
Macock9217/
Maycok922/
Maycoc921/
Meacock86857/
Mackock8611/
Maycook862/
Maicock861/
Meycock861/
Matcock860/
MacOcks860/
Macok8339/
Macoc8317/
Mathcock801/
Micock77124/
Maycox77123/
Makock7724/
Macocq7710/
Makcok771/
MacAck771/
MacOks771/
Mecock771/
MacOok770/
MacQuoc71308/
Mayokok715/
Maccook713/
MacOske712/
Mayecak712/
Macouke711/
MacCauk711/
Maecook711/
Maccoic711/
Medcock710/
Meecock710/
Macák671,865/
Macak671,169/
Makok67376/
Macog67150/
Mycak67140/
Maiscocq6742/
Makoc6722/
Macac6720/
Machkouk6716/
Meacacke676/
MacQuoic673/
Macokova671/
Micok671/
Magiecok671/
MacOx670/

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