Origins of the Hancock surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 386North West 737Isle of Man 6Yorkshire 1616East Midlands 861West Midlands 2217East 486London 2158South East 1004South West 890South Wales 390Mid Wales 84West Wales 1North Wales 35Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hancocks lived in west-midlands

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    17,000 Hancock Travel & migration records
    140,000 Hancocks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hancock

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    284th most common surname in the UK

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

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    What are the most common Hancock first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Hancocks

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

    Common female occupations for Hancocks in 1921

    Dressmaker

    617

    Laundress

    356

    General Servant Domestic

    353

    Domestic Servant

    349

    House Servant

    257

    Common male occupations for Hancocks in 1921

    Coal Miner

    761

    Agricultural Labourer

    537

    General Labourer

    456

    Farm Labourer

    396

    Farmer

    393

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