Origins of the Alcock surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 165North West 538Isle of Man 7Yorkshire 373East Midlands 227West Midlands 1291East 171London 1069South East 185South West 73South Wales 15Mid Wales 14West WalesNorth Wales 37Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Alcocks lived in west-midlands

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    5,800 Alcock Travel & migration records
    47,000 Alcocks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Alcock

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    918th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Alcock surname. The oldest one dates back to 1532.

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    What are the most common Alcock first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Alcocks

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Alcocks in 1921

    Dressmaker

    207

    General Servant Domestic

    109

    Domestic Servant

    100

    Laundress

    86

    General Servant

    81

    Common male occupations for Alcocks in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    226

    Farmer

    184

    Joiner

    145

    General Labourer

    136

    Farm Labourer

    135

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