Find out how popular the last name Adcock is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Adcock.

Adcock, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Adcock surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Adcock in America

Adcock is the 2861st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Adcock surname appeared 12,599 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 people would have the surname Adcock.

We can also compare 2010 data for Adcock to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Adcock

The surname Adcock is of English origin, dating back to the 13th century. It is a locational name derived from the Old English words "ad" meaning "at" and "cocc" meaning "hill or small hill". The name was likely given to someone who lived near a small hill or hillock.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Hundred Rolls of Cambridgeshire, dating back to 1273, which mentions a William Adecok. The Hundredorum Rolls, also known as the Hundred Rolls, were a census-like survey conducted in England during the reign of King Edward I.

The name Adcock is also believed to have appeared in the famous Domesday Book, a comprehensive record of landowners and their holdings commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. However, the spelling in this early record is not entirely clear.

During the medieval period, the name was also spelled in various ways, such as Addecok, Addecoke, and Adecok, reflecting the variations in pronunciation and spelling common at the time.

Notable individuals with the surname Adcock include John Adcock (1587-1647), an English clergyman and academic who served as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1644 to 1647. Another prominent figure was Sir Frank Adcock (1886-1968), a British classical scholar and historian who made significant contributions to the study of ancient Greek and Roman history.

Other notable individuals with the surname include:

1. Joseph Adcock (1713-1793), an English printer and typefounder.
2. William Adcock (1919-1994), an English cricketer who played for Gloucestershire and Worcestershire.
3. Rachel Adcock (born 1984), a Canadian actress known for her roles in television series like "The Killing" and "True Justice".
4. Sir John Adcock (1610-1670), an English politician and landowner who served as a member of Parliament during the English Civil War.
5. William Adcock (1793-1865), an English architect and surveyor who designed several notable buildings in London and the surrounding areas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Adcock

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Adcock.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Adcock was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Adcock has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Adcock was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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