Pococke Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Pococke Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the peacock,' the gaudy, the proud. Probably the sobriquet would not be unacceptable to the bearer. At any rate the surname is common to-day. Middle English pecok, pacok, pocok, pehen, and pohen; v.
Read More About This SurnamePococke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 40 | 1:9,061,473 | 385,835 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Pococke Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the peacock,' the gaudy, the proud. Probably the sobriquet would not be unacceptable to the bearer. At any rate the surname is common to-day. Middle English pecok, pacok, pocok, pehen, and pohen; v. Skeat.
Geoffrey Pokoc, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Hugh Pokok, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Robert Pokoc, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Margaret Pakok, 2 Edward II: Freemen of York.
Adam Pacok. Close Rolls, 19 Edward II. pt.
Walter Pokok, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Roger Pokok, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
John Pekok. Rolls of Parliament.
William Pecocke, sup. for B.C.L., 1510: Register of the University of Oxford.
Pecoc was name of a Domesday tenant, 1086. ME. pecoc, 'peacock.' A gift of six pennies annually was made from the toft of Roger Pacok in Annan in thirteenth century (Reg. Priory St. Bees, p. 354). Andreas Pacok was presbyter and notary public in the diocese of St. Andrews, 1311-21 (RD., p. 251, etc.), and the name appears frequently in the parish register of Dunfermline, 1561-1700, as Paycok (1564) and Paicok (1572). Thomas Pacok had grant of a third part of the land of Quhitfeilde in the barony of Lyntounrothrike in 1378 (RHM., II, p. 129), and another Thomas Pacok was pre "nted to a chaplaincy in 1426 (REG., p. 330). Andrew Pacock was notary public in Dunfermling, 1512 (RD., p. 380), and George Pacok was witness in Linlithgow, 1536 (Johnsoun), George Pacok, admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1596, may be George Pacok, chirurgian there in 1601 (NSCM., I, p. 89; CRA., p. 218), and a George Pacok was apothecary burgess of the same burgh in 1631 (Inquis., 1843). The name is also found in Edinburgh (Edinb. Marr.) from 1598 as Pacok and Paecok; Thomas Peacocke, burgess of Edinburgh, 1673 (Inquis., 5640), John Peacocke was heir of John Peacok, scollmaister in Currie, his father, in 1652 (ibid., 3671), and Agnes Peacock is recorded in Westruther, 1652 (Louder). William Peock (= Peacock), flesher in Stewartoune, 1707 (Corsehill, p. 225). In some parts of Scotland the name is said to have, been corrupted to Paik.
The bird. See Pocock.
A name given from fondness for display-they bear three peacocks in their pride, in their arms.
Taken from the name of the well—known fowl; pea, contracted from the Latin, pavo, Saxon, pawa, French, paon,—a name given from a fondness of display.
Peacock is a name found in several parts of England, but its great home is in the North Riding, especially in the districts of Richmond and Northallerton. It was represented as Pocok, Pokoc, Pokok, and Pecock in the 13th century in Lincolnshire, Oxfordshire, Cambridgeshire, and Norfolk (H. R.); in the last two counties it is still well established. Speaking generally, this name characterises the eastern half of England.
Pococke Demographics
Average Pococke Salary in
United States
$35,701 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pococke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pococke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pococke is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pococke? popularity and diffusion
Pococke is the 3,100,440th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Pococke are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 9,061,473. In The United States Pococke is primarily found in: Michigan, where 65 percent live, Colorado, where 30 percent live and Florida, where 3 percent live.
Pococke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Pococke has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 286 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Pococke Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Pococke last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.
Pococke earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.26% less than the national average, earning $35,701 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pocock | 92 | 9,866 | / |
| Pocoke | 92 | 0 | / |
| Pococck | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pocok | 83 | 23 | / |
| Pochocki | 80 | 167 | / |
| Pochoyke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Paecocke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pougcoke | 80 | 0 | / |
| Pokoke | 77 | 3 | / |
| Pacock | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pococa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pococí | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pocack | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pocook | 77 | 1 | / |
| Poccak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Patchocke | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pokocky | 71 | 50 | / |
| Pocoski | 71 | 20 | / |
| Pokocki | 71 | 4 | / |
| Peucock | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pachocki | 67 | 1,008 | / |
| Pocak | 67 | 108 | / |
| Podkocki | 67 | 60 | / |
| Pockoski | 67 | 21 | / |
| Pokok | 67 | 13 | / |
| Pocók | 67 | 8 | / |
| Pazookei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pocák | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pachucke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Podsocka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pojacker | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pocox | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pochucki | 67 | 0 | / |
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