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

The surname Maycock is found most frequently in England. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maycock? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 90,066th most widely held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,368,810 people. Maycock 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.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 2,606 people, or 1 in 21,381. In England it is most numerous in: Derbyshire, where 8 percent live, West Midlands, where 8 percent live and Greater London, where 8 percent live. Beside England Maycock is found in 34 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and The Bahamas, where 8 percent live.

Maycock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Maycock Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Maycock surname are 8.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.96% being registered to vote for 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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