# Pocock (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/pocock/  
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 nickname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | nickname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,277 |
| US rank (2010) | 20,709 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 241,774 people |
| Change since 2000 | +6.1% (1,204 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Peacock.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Pocock 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) | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Pocock in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Zimbabwe and Australia.

## People named Pocock

- David Pocock, Australian rugby union player and politician
- Tim Pocock, Australian actor and pianist
- Nicholas Pocock, British artist (1740-1821)
- Lena Ashwell, British actress and acting manager (1872–1957)

## Similar surnames

Peacock, Pacheco, Pegues, Picazo, Piasecki, Pozos, Pascucci, Pazos, Pesek, Pajak, Posas.

## 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.