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    The surname Maycock

    An English patronymic surname, carried by 835 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M220

    Maycock: #28,552 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Maycock #28,552, 835 people Maycock: #28,552 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Maycock #28,552, 835 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Maycock is more common than 82.4% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From the Middle English personal name Maycok, a diminutive of May, itself a pet form of Mayhew.

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

    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 835 people named Maycock in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 369,755 Americans. That is up 9.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 762.

    #28,552
    rank among US surnames
    835
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +9.6%
    change since 2000 (was #29,261)

    Who is named Maycock

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

    70% of people named Maycock identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 70%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 25%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Meacock

    Surnames that sound like Maycock

    Maycock has the Soundex code M220, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M220.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Maycock come from?
    From the Middle English personal name Maycok, a diminutive of May, itself a pet form of Mayhew.
    How common is the surname Maycock?
    835 people in the United States had the surname Maycock in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 369,755 Americans. It ranked 28,552nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Maycock?
    In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Maycock identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Black (not Hispanic).
    What type of surname is Maycock?
    Maycock is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Maycock getting more or less common?
    More common. 762 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 835 in 2010, up 9.6%.
    What are other spellings of Maycock?
    Meacock.
    Is Maycock also a first name?
    Yes. Maycock 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.