How common is the surname Hitchcock?

13,608 people in the United States had the surname Hitchcock in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,689 Americans. It ranked 2,646th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hitchcock?

Pat Hitchcock, British actress (1928–2021), followed by Sylvia Hitchcock.

Where is the surname Hitchcock most common?

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

How do you pronounce Hitchcock?

Hitchcock is /ˈhɪt͡ʃˌkɑk/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Hitchcock getting more or less common?

Less common. 13,664 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,608 in 2010, down 0.4%.

Is Hitchcock also a first name?

Yes. Hitchcock is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Hitchcock

A patronymic surname, carried by 13,608 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈhɪt͡ʃˌkɑk/ 2 syllables Soundex H322

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hitchcock is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

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

Hitchcock is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 13,608 people named Hitchcock in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 22,689 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 13,664.

#2,646

rank among US surnames

13,608

people in 2010

4.6

per 100,000 Americans

-0.4%

change since 2000 (was #2,427)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,637	Chastain	13,655	22,610
#2,638	Harp	13,646	22,625
#2,639	Manzo	13,635	22,644
#2,640	Sherrill	13,631	22,650
#2,641	Medley	13,630	22,652
#2,642	Hacker	13,625	22,660
#2,643	Bonds	13,620	22,669

Who is named Hitchcock

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

90% of people named Hitchcock identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hitchcocks

16 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Pat Hitchcock
British actress (1928–2021)
Sylvia Hitchcock
American model (1946–2015)
Michael Hitchcock
American actor and producer, born 1958
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, born 1949
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)

Notable Hitchcocks come mostly from the United States (14), the United Kingdom (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Hiscock

Surnames that sound like Hitchcock

Haithcock

Hitchcock has the Soundex code H322, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H322.

Questions

Where does the surname Hitchcock come from?: From Hitch + -cock as a medieval male diminutive suffix.
How common is the surname Hitchcock?: 13,608 people in the United States had the surname Hitchcock in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,689 Americans. It ranked 2,646th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hitchcock?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Hitchcock identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hitchcock?: Pat Hitchcock, British actress (1928–2021), followed by Sylvia Hitchcock.
Where is the surname Hitchcock most common?: Wikidata records people named Hitchcock in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
How do you pronounce Hitchcock?: Hitchcock is /ˈhɪt͡ʃˌkɑk/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Hitchcock?: Hitchcock is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Hitchcock getting more or less common?: Less common. 13,664 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,608 in 2010, down 0.4%.
What are other spellings of Hitchcock?: Hiscock.
Is Hitchcock also a first name?: Yes. Hitchcock is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.