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UK surname

Allcock

A surname derived from the medieval occupation or personal name referring to a rooster keeper.

In the 1881 census there were 3,220 people recorded with the Allcock surname, ranking it #1,406 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 3,249, ranked #2,094, down from #1,406 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Stockport, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard and Manchester. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Cheshire East, Derbyshire Dales and Torfaen.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Allcock is 3,907 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has stayed broadly stable by 0.9%.

1881 census count

3,220

Ranked #1,406

Modern count

3,249

2016, ranked #2,094

Peak year

1911

3,907 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Allcock had 3,220 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #1,406 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 3,249 in 2016, ranked #2,094.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 3,907 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Small Town Suburbia.

Allcock surname distribution map

The map shows where the Allcock surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Allcock surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Allcock over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 2,228 #1,318
1861 historical 2,178 #1,346
1881 historical 3,220 #1,406
1891 historical 3,323 #1,435
1901 historical 3,866 #1,459
1911 historical 3,907 #1,317
1997 modern 3,349 #1,926
1998 modern 3,615 #1,872
1999 modern 3,634 #1,871
2000 modern 3,569 #1,900
2001 modern 3,536 #1,872
2002 modern 3,571 #1,900
2003 modern 3,467 #1,914
2004 modern 3,431 #1,930
2005 modern 3,364 #1,941
2006 modern 3,341 #1,955
2007 modern 3,368 #1,954
2008 modern 3,348 #1,997
2009 modern 3,385 #2,028
2010 modern 3,443 #2,029
2011 modern 3,417 #2,019
2012 modern 3,284 #2,048
2013 modern 3,287 #2,088
2014 modern 3,317 #2,083
2015 modern 3,278 #2,083
2016 modern 3,249 #2,094

Geography

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Where Allcocks are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Stockport, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, Manchester, Nottingham St Mary and Birmingham Town: Aston. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Cheshire East, Derbyshire Dales, Torfaen, Stoke-on-Trent and Ashfield. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Stockport Cheshire
2 Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard Nottinghamshire
3 Manchester Lancashire
4 Nottingham St Mary Nottinghamshire
5 Birmingham Town: Aston Warwickshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Cheshire East 035 Cheshire East
2 Derbyshire Dales 008 Derbyshire Dales
3 Torfaen 001 Torfaen
4 Stoke-on-Trent 001 Stoke-on-Trent
5 Ashfield 009 Ashfield

Forenames

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First names often paired with Allcock

These lists show first names that appear often with the Allcock surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Allcock

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Allcock, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Retired Professionals

Group

Small Town Suburbia

Nationally, the Allcock surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Small Town Suburbia, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Allcock household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group is predominantly comprised of married couples with no resident dependent children, living in areas characterised neither by under-occupancy nor overcrowding throughout the UK in or adjacent to small towns. White ethnic groups and affiliation with Christianity predominates. Housing tends to be predominantly semi-detached or detached and workers are employed principally in managerial and professional occupations, with semi-skilled occupations also in evidence. These areas of the Supergroup are of higher population density.

Wider pattern

Typically married but no longer with resident dependent children, these well-educated households either remain working in their managerial, professional, administrative or other skilled occupations, or are retired from them – the modal individual age is beyond normal retirement age. Underoccupied detached and semi-detached properties predominate, and unpaid care is more prevalent than reported disability. The prevalence of this Supergroup outside most urban conurbations indicates that rural lifestyles prevail, typically sustained by using two or more cars per household.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Allcock is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Allcock is most concentrated in decile 8 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Allcock falls in decile 1 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Allcock is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Allcock, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Allcock

The surname Allcock has its origins in England, tracing back to the 13th century. It is believed to be derived from the Old English words "all" and "cock," which together referred to a rooster or male fowl. This combination likely indicated that the original bearer of the name was associated with the keeping or breeding of roosters or chickens.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Allcock appears in the Hundred Rolls of Cambridgeshire in 1273, where it is listed as "William Alecoc." This early spelling variation reflects the evolution of the name over time. The Allcock surname also appears in various other medieval records, such as the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire in 1327, and the Feet of Fines for Yorkshire in 1347.

In the 16th century, the Allcock name gained prominence through notable individuals like William Allcock, a farmer from Derbyshire who lived from 1520 to 1595. Another early bearer of the name was John Allcock, a merchant from London who was born in 1567 and became a wealthy trader in the city.

The Allcock surname has also been associated with certain place names throughout history. For instance, the village of Allcocks Green in Warwickshire likely derived its name from a family of Allcocks who resided there in the past. Similarly, the hamlet of Allcock's Hill in Shropshire is believed to have been named after an Allcock family that once lived in the area.

Among the notable figures with the Allcock surname over the centuries, one can mention Sir John Allcock (1655-1718), a prominent English lawyer and judge who served as the Chief Justice of Ireland. Another distinguished individual was Thomas Allcock (1789-1868), an English Methodist minister and author who wrote extensively on religious topics.

Additionally, the name Allcock has been carried by individuals in various fields, such as Samuel Allcock (1807-1876), an English engineer and inventor credited with developing improvements in the design of fishing reels, and Sir Arundell Allcock (1881-1953), a British civil servant who served as the Governor of Burma (now Myanmar) from 1940 to 1941.

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1881 census detail

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Allcock families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Allcock surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Lancashire leads with 488 Allcocks recorded in 1881 and an index of 1.30x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 488 1.30x
Nottinghamshire 412 9.69x
Staffordshire 357 3.35x
Cheshire 350 5.03x
Warwickshire 292 3.67x
Derbyshire 271 5.49x
Norfolk 201 4.14x
Middlesex 172 0.55x
Yorkshire 138 0.44x
Worcestershire 132 3.20x
Surrey 81 0.53x
Kent 50 0.46x
Lincolnshire 43 0.85x
Monmouthshire 42 1.84x
Suffolk 37 0.96x
Leicestershire 20 0.57x
Oxfordshire 20 1.03x
Durham 19 0.20x
Sussex 19 0.36x
Channel Islands 17 1.82x
Hampshire 12 0.19x
Berkshire 8 0.34x
Cambridgeshire 7 0.35x
Northamptonshire 7 0.24x
Hertfordshire 6 0.28x
Buckinghamshire 5 0.26x
Lanarkshire 5 0.05x
Somerset 5 0.10x
Aberdeenshire 4 0.14x
Devon 2 0.03x
Essex 2 0.03x
Herefordshire 2 0.15x
Cumberland 1 0.04x
Denbighshire 1 0.08x
Flintshire 1 0.12x
Glamorgan 1 0.02x
Gloucestershire 1 0.02x
Montgomeryshire 1 0.14x
Northumberland 1 0.02x
Shropshire 1 0.04x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Birmingham in Warwickshire leads with 87 Allcocks recorded in 1881 and an index of 3.28x.

Place Total Index
Birmingham 87 3.28x
Aston 84 3.83x
Nottingham St Mary 73 6.64x
Stoke Upon Trent 65 5.76x
Hucknall Torkard 48 44.51x
Church Coppenhall 45 144.56x
Sandbach 44 74.09x
Ashton Under Lyne 34 4.16x
Bradford 33 18.83x
Manchester 32 1.90x
Redditch 32 38.31x
Radford 31 14.35x
Chorlton On Medlock 28 4.71x
Arnold 24 38.67x
Llanover 24 30.81x
Warrington 24 5.41x
Wolverhampton 24 2.93x
Greasley 23 23.97x
Great Yarmouth 23 5.72x
Ashill 22 310.73x
Cheetham 22 7.88x
Codnor Loscoe 22 56.25x
Salford 22 2.00x
Snenton 22 13.17x
Derby St Alkmund 21 14.19x
Barnton 20 120.34x
Neatishead 20 320.51x
Alcester 19 72.41x
Clapham 19 4.82x
Hornsey 19 4.76x
Monks Coppenhall 19 7.23x
Paddington London 19 1.64x
Litchurch 17 8.55x
Nottingham St Nicholas 17 29.36x
Stockport 17 4.74x
Walsall Foreign 17 3.09x
Biddulph 16 26.63x
Broughton In Salford 16 4.67x
St Peter Port 16 9.25x
Dukinfield 15 4.66x
Heaton Norris 15 7.04x
Mayfield 15 112.53x
Stone 15 11.01x
Trentham 15 16.56x
Brewood 14 45.60x
Brightside Bierlow 14 2.28x
Derby St Peter 14 8.90x
Newington 14 1.20x
Pendleton In Salford 14 3.14x
Tipton 14 4.29x
Alfreton 13 8.66x
Cotton 13 184.14x
Great Crosby 13 12.74x
Islington London 13 0.43x
Lambeth 13 0.47x
Leek Lowe 13 9.18x
Teversall 13 290.18x
West Derby 13 1.19x
Ardwick 12 3.55x
Beccles 12 19.40x
Bilston 12 5.81x
Castle Northwich 12 52.08x
Edgbaston 12 4.86x
Foulden 12 240.48x
Handsworth 12 4.57x
Lowdham 12 150.38x
Newton 12 4.16x
South Normanton 12 34.58x
Cheadle 11 8.27x
Kinver 11 35.83x
Mansfield 11 7.48x
Over 11 15.54x
Rotherhithe 11 2.82x
Turnditch 11 336.39x
Barton Bendish 10 211.42x
Burnley 10 3.17x
Congleton 10 8.31x
Eccleston In Prescot 10 5.32x
Stourbridge 10 9.43x
Tissington 10 250.00x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Allcock surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 205
Sarah 133
Elizabeth 127
Ann 72
Hannah 59
Jane 59
Eliza 57
Emma 57
Annie 50
Martha 40
Ellen 39
Alice 37
Emily 32
Margaret 29
Harriet 28
Louisa 23
Fanny 22
Ada 20
Charlotte 19
Florence 17
Lucy 17
Maria 17
Catherine 16
Edith 16
Caroline 15
Anne 13
Rebecca 13
Susan 12
Frances 9
Selina 9
Eleanor 8
Jessie 8
Agnes 7
Amelia 7
Betsy 7
Esther 7
Gertrude 7
Isabella 7
Kate 7
Bertha 6
Clara 6
Elizth. 6
Harriett 6
Rosa 6
Amy 5
Julia 5
Lydia 5
Maud 5
Sophia 5
May 4

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Allcock surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
John 207
William 205
Thomas 139
George 118
James 112
Charles 74
Joseph 72
Samuel 67
Henry 47
Robert 41
Arthur 35
Edward 35
Frederick 27
Alfred 26
Richard 23
Harry 22
Herbert 22
Albert 21
Walter 18
Frank 16
David 13
Ralph 11
Benjamin 9
Ernest 9
Thos. 9
Edwin 8
Isaac 8
Francis 7
Fred 7
Wm. 7
Daniel 6
Peter 5
Stephen 5
Chas. 4
Edmund 4
Geo. 4
Willm. 4
Harvey 3
Horace 3
Jesse 3
Job 3
Percy 3
Reuben 3
Clement 2
Joshua 2
Josiah 2
Leonard 2
Lewis 2
Matthew 2
Phillip 2

FAQ

Allcock surname: questions and answers

How common was the Allcock surname in 1881?

In 1881, 3,220 people were recorded with the Allcock surname. That placed it at #1,406 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Allcock surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 3,249 in 2016. That gives Allcock a modern rank of #2,094.

What does the Allcock surname mean?

A surname derived from the medieval occupation or personal name referring to a rooster keeper.

What does the Allcock map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Allcock bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.