Hancock
A surname originating as a patronymicA surname originating as a patronymic.
Meaning
17 senses(countable, uncountable)A surname originating as a patronymic.
A number of places in the United States:
(countable, uncountable)A township in Hancock County, Illinois.
(countable, uncountable)A township in Plymouth County, Iowa.
(countable, uncountable)A minor city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
(countable, uncountable)A township in Osborne County, Kansas.
(countable, uncountable)A town in Hancock County, Maine.
(countable, uncountable)A town in Washington County, Maryland.
(countable, uncountable)A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
(countable, uncountable)A city and township in Houghton County, Michigan.
(countable, uncountable)A township in Carver County, Minnesota.
(countable, uncountable)A minor city in Stevens County, Minnesota.
(countable, uncountable)An unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Missouri.
Origin
From Hann + cock (a medieval diminutive suffix).From Hann + cock (a medieval diminutive suffix).
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