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

Heacock, 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 Heacock surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Heacock in America

Heacock is the 13786th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Heacock surname appeared 2,194 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Heacock.

We can also compare 2010 data for Heacock 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 Heacock

The surname Heacock originated in England during the late medieval period. It is believed to have derived from an Old English term 'heah-cocc', which translates to "high cock" or "tall bird". This name likely referred to someone with a tall stature or someone who lived in an elevated area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of this surname dates back to 1275 in the Huntingdonshire Hundred Rolls, where a Richard Heycock is mentioned. The name also appears in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire in 1301, where a John Heycock is listed.

Throughout the 14th and 15th centuries, various spellings of the name can be found in historical records, including Heycok, Haycock, and Heycocke. These variations reflect the evolution of the English language and the lack of standardized spelling during that era.

In the 16th century, the Heacock surname gained prominence in the county of Oxfordshire. Notable individuals from this time period include William Heacock, a yeoman farmer who lived in the village of Nettlebed in the late 1500s.

During the 17th century, the Heacock family expanded their presence across England, with several branches settling in the counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Warwickshire. One notable figure from this era was John Heacock, a merchant and landowner who lived in the town of Wantage, Berkshire, in the mid-1600s.

The 18th century saw the Heacock name associated with various trades and professions. One notable individual was Robert Heacock, a respected clockmaker from Oxfordshire who lived from 1720 to 1795.

In the 19th century, the Heacock surname gained prominence in the literary world with the birth of Roger Heacock, a renowned English poet and author who lived from 1818 to 1890.

Another notable figure from the same era was Sir William Heacock, a distinguished military officer who served in the British Army during the Crimean War and the Indian Rebellion of 1857. He was born in 1825 and passed away in 1903.

As the Heacock family continued to spread across different regions of England, the surname also found its way to other parts of the British Isles and eventually to various parts of the world through immigration.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Heacock

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

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 Heacock 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 Heacock 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 Heacock was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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