Alcock

A1L1C3O1C3K5

proper noun

A surname from Middle English.

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Meanings

proper nounAlcock (plural Alcocks)

plural Alcocks · alternative Allcock

  1. A surname from Middle English.

Origin

From a hypocoristic form of several given names beginning with Al-, like Alan and Alexander, + the Middle English diminutive suffix -cok. Compare other surname like Hancock and Wilcock.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Lacockcockal
Cite this entry
APA

Alcock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alcock

MLA

“Alcock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alcock. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Alcock,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alcock.

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