How common is the surname Aycock?

5,422 people in the United States had the surname Aycock in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,943 Americans. It ranked 6,301st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Aycock?

Alice Aycock, American sculptor and installation artist (born 1946), followed by Charles Brantley Aycock.

Where is the surname Aycock most common?

Wikidata records people named Aycock in the United States.

Is the surname Aycock getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,439 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,422 in 2010, down 0.3%.

The surname Aycock

An English surname, carried by 5,422 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A220

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Aycock is more common than 96.1% of them.

Origin

English origin

From a pet form of any of various personal names beginning with A- + the Middle English hypocoristic suffix -cok. Compare, for example, Adcock, Alcock, Hancock, Wilcock.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,422 people named Aycock in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 56,943 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 5,439.

#6,301

rank among US surnames

5,422

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

-0.3%

change since 2000 (was #5,820)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,298	Lupo	5,425	56,912
#6,299	McArdle	5,424	56,922
#6,300	Desrosiers	5,423	56,933
#6,301	Aycock	5,422	56,943

Who is named Aycock

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

90% of people named Aycock identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Aycocks

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alice Aycock
American sculptor and installation artist (born 1946)
Charles Brantley Aycock
American politician (1859-1912)

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Aycock come from?: From a pet form of any of various personal names beginning with A- + the Middle English hypocoristic suffix -cok. Compare, for example, Adcock, Alcock, Hancock, Wilcock.
How common is the surname Aycock?: 5,422 people in the United States had the surname Aycock in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,943 Americans. It ranked 6,301st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Aycock?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Aycock identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Aycock?: Alice Aycock, American sculptor and installation artist (born 1946), followed by Charles Brantley Aycock.
Where is the surname Aycock most common?: Wikidata records people named Aycock in the United States.
Is the surname Aycock getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,439 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,422 in 2010, down 0.3%.