# Hitchcock (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hitchcock/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname transferred from the given name.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 13,608 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,646 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 22,689 people |
| Change since 2000 | -0.4% (13,664 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhɪt͡ʃˌkɑk/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Hiscock |

## Etymology

From Hitch + -cock as a medieval male diminutive suffix.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hitchcock in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hitchcock in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

## People named Hitchcock

- Pat Hitchcock, British actress (1928–2021)
- Sylvia Hitchcock, American model (1946–2015)
- Michael Hitchcock, American actor and producer
- Albert Spear Hitchcock, American botanist and agrostologist (1865-1935)
- Ethan A. Hitchcock, American diplomat (1835–1909)
- Gilbert Hitchcock, American politician (1859-1934)
- Russell Hitchcock, Australian singer
- Flora Zabelle Hitchcock, American actress (1880-1968)
- Henry-Russell Hitchcock, American art historian (1903–1987)
- Herbert E. Hitchcock, American politician (1867-1958)
- Charles Leo Hitchcock, botanist (1902-1986)
- D. Howard Hitchcock, American artist (1861-1943)

and 4 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Haithcock, Hodges, Hutchison, Hedges, Hutcheson, Hotchkiss, Hathcock, Hodzic, Hedgecock, Heathcock, Hadzic.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.