Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
ADCOCK
There are approximately 4,755 people named Adcock in the UK. That makes it the 2,209th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 75 are named Adcock.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Diminutive
Related and similar surnames
AdcoxHaddock
Adcocke
Aadcock
Adcoc
Addcock
Adcocks
Adccok
Adcok
Adcoke
Adkock
Adcockes
Adcokes
Adcolk
Adccox
Adcocm
Adkoke
Adycock
Adecock
Adicock
Adocock
Adkok
The Adcock surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
little Ad or Adam, cock being a diminutive termination. (See Alcock, Wilcox, etc.)
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
ADCOCK. A diminutive of xVdam. See termination Cock.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.