How common is the surname Cock?

168 people in the United States had the surname Cock in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,837,771 Americans. It ranked 106,096th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Cock?

In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Cock identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Cock?

Christina Cock, Australian supercentenarian (1887-2002), followed by Judith Durham.

Where is the surname Cock most common?

Wikidata records people named Cock in Australia.

Is the surname Cock getting more or less common?

Less common. 261 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 168 in 2010, down 36%.

The surname Cock

An occupational surname, carried by 168 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cock is more common than 34.6% of them.

Origin

* As a Dutch and West Flemish surname, from de Cock, related to the noun cook. * As an English surname, spelling variant of Cox.

Cock is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 168 people named Cock in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,837,771 Americans. That is down 36% since 2000, when the Census counted 261.

#106,096

rank among US surnames

168

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

-35.6%

change since 2000 (was #70,052)

Who is named Cock

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

76% of people named Cock identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 11%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cocks

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Christina Cock
Australian supercentenarian (1887-2002)
Judith Durham
Australian singer and musician (1943–2022)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Cock

Cock has the Soundex code C200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C200.

Questions

Where does the surname Cock come from?: * As a Dutch and West Flemish surname, from de Cock, related to the noun cook. * As an English surname, spelling variant of Cox.
How common is the surname Cock?: 168 people in the United States had the surname Cock in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,837,771 Americans. It ranked 106,096th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cock?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Cock identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Cock?: Christina Cock, Australian supercentenarian (1887-2002), followed by Judith Durham.
Where is the surname Cock most common?: Wikidata records people named Cock in Australia.
What type of surname is Cock?: Cock is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Cock getting more or less common?: Less common. 261 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 168 in 2010, down 36%.