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UK surname

Maycock

A surname derived from the Old French "mai" meaning May, and "coc" meaning rooster, referring to a rooster or cockerel from the month of May.

In the 1881 census there were 1,399 people recorded with the Maycock surname, ranking it #2,960 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 1,938, ranked #3,303, down from #2,960 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Greens Norton, London parishes and Hythe St Leonard, Cheriton, Newington, Saltwood, West Hythe, Burmarsh. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include West Oxfordshire, Derbyshire Dales and Amber Valley.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Maycock is 2,235 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 38.5%.

1881 census count

1,399

Ranked #2,960

Modern count

1,938

2016, ranked #3,303

Peak year

1911

2,235 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Maycock had 1,399 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #2,960 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 1,938 in 2016, ranked #3,303.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 2,235 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Maycock surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Maycock surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Maycock 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 780 #3,420
1861 historical 864 #3,207
1881 historical 1,399 #2,960
1891 historical 1,690 #2,670
1901 historical 1,957 #2,703
1911 historical 2,235 #2,261
1997 modern 2,000 #3,050
1998 modern 2,137 #2,994
1999 modern 2,106 #3,053
2000 modern 2,121 #3,014
2001 modern 2,050 #3,044
2002 modern 2,068 #3,085
2003 modern 2,006 #3,110
2004 modern 2,009 #3,103
2005 modern 1,967 #3,132
2006 modern 1,978 #3,122
2007 modern 1,978 #3,157
2008 modern 1,983 #3,166
2009 modern 2,021 #3,184
2010 modern 2,066 #3,188
2011 modern 2,005 #3,231
2012 modern 1,962 #3,234
2013 modern 1,997 #3,247
2014 modern 1,995 #3,265
2015 modern 1,956 #3,287
2016 modern 1,938 #3,303

Geography

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Where Maycocks are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Greens Norton, London parishes, Hythe St Leonard, Cheriton, Newington, Saltwood, West Hythe, Burmarsh, Leamington Priors and Coventry Holy Trinity (incl. Radford), Coventry St Michael, Wyken. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to West Oxfordshire, Derbyshire Dales, Amber Valley and Wellingborough. 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 Greens Norton Northamptonshire
2 London parishes London 3
3 Hythe St Leonard, Cheriton, Newington, Saltwood, West Hythe, Burmarsh Kent
4 Leamington Priors Warwickshire
5 Coventry Holy Trinity (incl. Radford), Coventry St Michael, Wyken Warwickshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 West Oxfordshire 010 West Oxfordshire
2 Derbyshire Dales 005 Derbyshire Dales
3 Amber Valley 008 Amber Valley
4 Wellingborough 010 Wellingborough
5 West Oxfordshire 008 West Oxfordshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Maycock

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Maycock

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Maycock, 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

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Maycock surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Maycock 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 comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Maycock 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

Maycock is most concentrated in decile 5 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

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

Maycock falls in decile 9 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less 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 Maycock is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 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 Maycock, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Maycock

The surname Maycock is of English origin, derived from the Middle English words "may" and "cock," referring to a young cock or rooster. It is believed to have originated as a nickname or descriptive name given to someone in the 14th or 15th century.

The earliest recorded use of the name Maycock can be found in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex from 1524, where it appears as "Maycok." Other early spellings include "Maycoke" and "Maycoke." The name is also found in various parish records and tax rolls from the 16th and 17th centuries in counties such as Berkshire, Gloucestershire, and Somerset.

One notable early bearer of the name was William Maycock, born around 1560 in Berkshire. He was a successful merchant and landowner, and his name appears in several land records from the late 16th century.

In the 17th century, the name Maycock appears in the records of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, where John Maycock, born around 1620 in England, was one of the early settlers in Salem, Massachusetts.

Another important figure was Sir Joseph Maycock, born in 1673 in Gloucestershire. He was a prominent lawyer and politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Cricklade from 1722 to 1727.

During the 18th century, the name Maycock was found in various parts of England, including Yorkshire, where Thomas Maycock, born in 1745, was a respected clergyman and author.

In the 19th century, James Maycock, born in 1818 in Somerset, was a noted architect and surveyor who designed several notable buildings in the West Country region of England.

While not a comprehensive list, these examples illustrate the longstanding presence of the surname Maycock in England, as well as its spread to other parts of the English-speaking world through migration and settlement.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Maycock families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Maycock 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. Warwickshire leads with 247 Maycocks recorded in 1881 and an index of 7.23x.

County Total Index
Warwickshire 247 7.23x
Northamptonshire 226 17.75x
Derbyshire 164 7.74x
Middlesex 105 0.78x
Oxfordshire 94 11.24x
Kent 92 1.99x
Lancashire 69 0.43x
Surrey 66 1.00x
Staffordshire 49 1.07x
Yorkshire 40 0.30x
Cambridgeshire 28 3.26x
Huntingdonshire 25 9.30x
Buckinghamshire 20 2.44x
Durham 20 0.50x
Leicestershire 19 1.27x
Cheshire 17 0.57x
Worcestershire 15 0.85x
Essex 13 0.49x
Nottinghamshire 13 0.71x
Berkshire 10 0.98x
Shropshire 10 0.85x
Bedfordshire 9 1.28x
Norfolk 7 0.34x
Gloucestershire 6 0.23x
Dorset 5 0.56x
Hampshire 4 0.14x
Hertfordshire 4 0.43x
Sussex 3 0.13x
Lincolnshire 2 0.09x
Wiltshire 2 0.17x
Devon 1 0.04x
Glamorgan 1 0.04x
Midlothian 1 0.06x
Somerset 1 0.05x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Byfield in Northamptonshire leads with 32 Maycocks recorded in 1881 and an index of 869.57x.

Place Total Index
Byfield 32 869.57x
Hythe St Leonard 30 183.82x
Coventry St Michael 27 24.62x
Ramsey 24 111.52x
Wellingborough 24 37.48x
Warwick St Mary 22 74.22x
Greens Norton 21 519.80x
Leamington Priors 21 24.99x
Aston 19 2.02x
Belper 19 46.23x
Wollaston 19 271.43x
Derby St Werburgh 18 14.71x
Hunningham 18 1451.61x
Barton Seagrave 17 1619.05x
Hackney London 17 2.24x
Claylane 16 54.29x
Croydon 16 4.37x
Lambeth 16 1.36x
Stonesfield 16 588.24x
Bozeat 15 271.74x
Salford 15 3.17x
Warwick St Nicholas 15 59.90x
Long Buckby 14 118.85x
Chesterfield 13 16.36x
Fairfield 13 91.68x
Burton Upon Trent 12 11.22x
Edgbaston 12 11.33x
Folkestone 12 13.39x
Little Bowden 12 269.66x
Wendlebury 12 1558.44x
Whitnash 12 609.14x
Islington London 10 0.76x
Mansfield 10 15.84x
Ryton On Dunsmore 10 473.93x
Banbury 9 53.73x
Brampton 9 30.37x
Buxton 9 50.17x
Cheriton 9 47.80x
Denby 9 139.10x
Leamington 9 39.77x
March 9 31.34x
Silverstone 9 167.60x
Stelling 9 661.76x
Ardley 8 1066.67x
Bishops Tachbrook 8 289.86x
Bradford 8 10.64x
Brandon Byshottles 8 15.85x
Fenny Compton 8 294.12x
Glossop Dale 8 8.06x
Knowle 8 113.96x
Rotherhithe 8 4.78x
Wednesbury 8 7.00x
West Hallam 8 291.97x
Attercliffe Cum Darnall 7 5.60x
Beckenham 7 11.59x
Birmingham 7 0.62x
Grendon Underwood 7 380.43x
Gt Milton 7 248.23x
Kensington London 7 0.93x
Lichfield St Chad 7 68.09x
Newbold Dunston 7 34.74x
Newington 7 1.40x
Oxford St Ebbe 7 28.44x
St George Hanover 7 3.96x
Turvey 7 158.01x
West Ham 7 1.19x
Wigan 7 3.12x
Willenhall 7 1250.00x
Barford 6 179.64x
Burton Latimer 6 78.02x
Charlton On Otmoor 6 244.90x
Hardingstone 6 49.34x
Haseley 6 571.43x
Heage 6 53.48x
Manchester 6 0.83x
Northampton St Giles 6 12.37x
Orlingbury 6 454.55x
Pontesbury 6 42.16x
St Giles In Fields 6 12.85x
Wisbech St Mary 6 60.98x

Top female names

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

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 95
John 85
Thomas 68
George 59
James 44
Joseph 34
Charles 31
Henry 24
Arthur 22
Alfred 16
Frederick 16
Edward 15
Richard 14
Samuel 13
Albert 11
Harry 11
Herbert 10
Walter 10
Edwin 8
Robert 8
Ernest 6
Frank 5
Daniel 4
Jesse 4
Stephen 4
Wm. 4
Chas. 3
Harold 3
Job 3
Tom 3
Alexander 2
Francis 2
Frd. 2
Fred 2
Frederic 2
Isaac 2
Matthew 2
Ralph 2
Thos. 2
Ambrose 1
Avey 1
B. 1
Earnest 1
Eli 1
Elijah 1
Ellis 1
Elvis 1
Emmanuel 1
Horace 1
Hy. 1

FAQ

Maycock surname: questions and answers

How common was the Maycock surname in 1881?

In 1881, 1,399 people were recorded with the Maycock surname. That placed it at #2,960 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Maycock surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 1,938 in 2016. That gives Maycock a modern rank of #3,303.

What does the Maycock surname mean?

A surname derived from the Old French "mai" meaning May, and "coc" meaning rooster, referring to a rooster or cockerel from the month of May.

What does the Maycock map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Maycock 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.