Simcock Surname

150,208th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,938 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Simcock Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Simon,' from the nick. Sim, with popular suffix -cock (v. Introduction). Simcocks (varied into Simcox) is the genitive; compare Wilcock and Wilcox.

Robert Symcot, Cambridgeshire, 1273.

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Simcock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8751:29,7163,996
Australia4161:64,8947,770
United States2801:1,294,49690,776
New Zealand1631:27,7814,855
Wales631:49,1204,600
Scotland311:172,7049,690
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Laos91:732,036508
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France31:22,140,907385,998
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8181:29,7994,009
Wales491:32,0081,749
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Simcock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Simon,' from the nick. Sim, with popular suffix -cock (v. Introduction). Simcocks (varied into Simcox) is the genitive; compare Wilcock and Wilcox.

Robert Symcot, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Vide Glasscock for change from cock to cott, and vice versa. Gregory Symekok, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Simon Simecok, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

James Sympcock, Yorkshire: Fabric Rolls of York Minster: Wills and Inventories (Surtees Society).

Thomas Symcoxe: Coventry Mysteries.

1586. Dier Simcocke Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.

1616. Thomas Simcock, of Samlesbury: Wills at Chester.

1669. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. Robert Cimcockes: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

The personal name of the Frasers of Lovat. In Gaelic with 'Mac' prefixed, Mac Shimidh, it is pronounced Macktmmie, which see. See also under Symon.

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

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

In the 14th cent. we find the forms Simecok and Symekok.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of little Sim, a pet form of Simon or Simeon (gracious hearing); the son of Sim.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A Christian name of Norman introduction, and formerly of much more frequent use than at present. Itself a surname, it has become the parent of many others, particularly of Sim, Sims, Simes, Simson and Simpson, Simkin and Simpkin, Simpkins, Simpkinson, Simcoek, Simcox, Simco, and Simcoe; also of the forms in Y, as Symonds, Symondson, Sympson, Symm, Syms, and Symes, with perhaps Sykes and Sikes, and sometimes of Simond, Simonds, Simmons, and Simmonds.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Diminutive of Simmund, Simmon, Simon. From from the Old Norse, Sigmundr.

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

Simcock Last Name Facts

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

The last name Simcock has its highest incidence in England. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Simcock click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Simcock? popularity and diffusion

The surname Simcock is the 150,208th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,480,444 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Simcock live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in British Isles.

Simcock is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 1,875 people, or 1 in 29,716. In England Simcock is most numerous in: Staffordshire, where 21 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 15 percent are found and Cheshire, where 14 percent are found. Aside from England it is found in 25 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Simcock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Simcock has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Simcock surname rose 229 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 560 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 129 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 282 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Simcock Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Simcock surname are 15.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.14% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Simcock earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 7.13% more than the national average, earning R 254,592 per year; in United States they earn 19.88% more than the national average, earning $51,729 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.26% less than the national average, earning $44,090 CAD per year.

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