Tancock Surname

347,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,052 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Tancock Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Daniel,' from nick. Dan, pet Dancock, sharpened to Tancock (compare Tennyson, Dennison, &c).

Tancock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6131:90,8949,798
Wales1411:21,9472,330
Canada1141:323,20729,592
Australia611:442,55234,724
United States491:7,397,121336,459
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Scotland161:334,61415,044
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3261:74,7718,190
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Tancock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Daniel,' from nick. Dan, pet Dancock, sharpened to Tancock (compare Tennyson, Dennison, &c).

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

1 = Tann2 (q.v.) + the pet suff. -cock.

2 an unvoiced form of Dancock, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Possibly Dancock, a diminutive of Daniel.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Tancock Last Name Facts

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

Tancock is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tancock click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tancock? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 347,450th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 6,927,325 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Tancock reside; 73 percent reside in Northern Europe and 73 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Tancock is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 613 people, or 1 in 90,894. In England it is most frequent in: Devon, where 37 percent live, Somerset, where 9 percent live and City of Bristol, where 6 percent live. Not including England this surname is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Tancock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tancock has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Tancock last name expanded 188 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tancock Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Tancock are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88.89% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tancock earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 1.12% less than the national average, earning R 234,984 per year; in United States they earn 3.8% less than the national average, earning $41,508 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.58% more than the national average, earning $54,443 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanchock931/
Tancoc926/
Tancok921/
Tanjock8626/
Tanchok8618/
Tansock868/
Tamcock862/
Tancook860/
Tanchuck8041/
Tandjock803/
Teankock801/
Tancak771,292/
Tankok7743/
Tansok7720/
Tančok7711/
Tanjok778/
Tancuk771/
Tanzok771/
Tancog771/
Tanjoc771/
Tankoc771/
Tonschock759/
Tainchack751/
Tanchuk711,566/
Tanchak71738/
Tonjock71619/
Tonzock71294/
Tanczuk7162/
Tanczak7128/
Tonchok7126/
Tancsák7123/
Tanciuc7122/
Tancsak719/
Taunjok718/
Tangcog714/
Tangkok711/
Tansokh711/
Tandjok711/
Tandjoc711/
Thanjok711/
Tancsuk711/
Tanquoc711/
Tonccuk711/
Tansook711/
Tanchoux67292/
Tonchack674/
Tonzouck673/
Tonczack673/
Teansook672/
Taynchuk672/
Thansouk671/
Tanczeuk671/
Tanzoukh671/
Tamtsock671/
Tantchuk671/
Tomchock670/

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