Cock (surname)
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| Origin | |
| Word/name | Dutch and Flemish |
| Meaning | Derived from the occupation of a cook. |
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| Related names | de Cock, kok, de Kok |
The surname Cock is derived from the Dutch and Flemish surname de Cock, alternately found as de Cook or de Kok and can be Anglicanised as Cook, and comes from the occupation of a cook.
The name Cock is also a variant spelling of Cox, which is of Old English or Welsh origin, and developed independently of the Dutch and Flemish name.
Notable Persons
- Adam Gates (aka Bob C. Cock), composer, musician, Primus roadie and producer
- Christina Cock (supercentenarian)
- Christopher Cock, auctioneer of the eighteenth century
- Edward Cock, British surgeon
- Gerald Cock, first director of BBC television
- Hieronymus Cock (also Kock), Flemish Renaissance painter and engraver
- Jack Cock (John Gilbert Cock), English footballer
- James Cock (1833–1901), politician in South Australia, son of Robert
- Martin Cock, stage name of American Head Charge singer Cameron Heacock
- Robert Cock (1801–1871), colonist of South Australia
- Townsend D. Cock (1838–1913), New York politician
See also
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