Meacock Surname

408,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 857 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Meacock Surname Definition:

(English) Effeminate Man,Coward, Milksop [prob. from Old English mǽg, woman, maiden; with the English pet suff. -cock] Shee found fault with him because he was a meacocke and a milkesoppe.—Tarlton, Newes out of Purgatorie, A.D. 1590. Cp. Maycock.

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Meacock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5271:105,72711,054
Canada1011:364,80832,793
Australia711:380,22131,281
Wales591:52,4504,823
United States571:6,358,929302,882
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Macau11:601,6301,582
Jersey11:99,2026,620
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4001:60,9387,112
Wales31:522,80514,314
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Meacock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Effeminate Man,Coward, Milksop [prob. from Old English mǽg, woman, maiden; with the English pet suff. -cock] Shee found fault with him because he was a meacocke and a milkesoppe.—Tarlton, Newes out of Purgatorie, A.D. 1590. Cp. Maycock.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Meacock Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meacock is most common in England. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meacock? popularity and diffusion

The last name Meacock is the 408,080th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,503,554 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Meacock reside; 70 percent reside in Northern Europe and 70 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Meacock is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 527 people, or 1 in 105,727. In England it is most prevalent in: Merseyside, where 16 percent live, Greater London, where 12 percent live and Cheshire, where 9 percent live. Excluding England this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Meacock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Meacock has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 132 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,967 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 5,700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meacock Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Meacock surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Meacock earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 30% more than the national average, earning $56,092 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.35% less than the national average, earning $43,051 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Macock9217/
Mecock921/
Maycock865,324/
Mackock8611/
Meycock861/
Maicock861/
Medcock860/
Matcock860/
MacOcks860/
Meecock860/
Macok8339/
Macoc8317/
Meacacke806/
Mathcock801/
Mycock771,669/
Micock77124/
Makock7724/
Mekack7723/
Mekock7713/
Macocq7710/
Mekcok775/
Maycok772/
Mecack771/
MacAck771/
MacOks771/
Maycoc771/
Mecacc771/
Makcok771/
MacOok770/
MacQuoc71308/
Mackojc7137/
Maccook713/
MacOske712/
Maycook712/
Meekack711/
Maccoic711/
Meyakok711/
Macouke711/
MacCauk711/
Maecook711/
Macák671,865/
Macak671,169/
Mekok67981/
Makok67376/
Mekak67289/
Macog67150/
Maiscocq6742/
Mekac6726/
Makoc6722/
Macac6720/
Machkouk6716/
Mecak6715/
Mechkouk6714/
MacKoske675/
MacQuoic673/
Mecox673/
Micok671/
Mecák671/
Macokova671/
Magiecok671/
MacOx670/

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