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Hancock is an English surname. It is derived from a given name, a short form of the name Johan combined with the hypocoristic suffix -cok which came into fashion in the 13th century, from cok "cock", applied to "a young lad who strutted proudly like a cock". As a given name, Hanecok is recorded in the 13th century in the Hundred Rolls of Yorkshire. The Dictionary of American Family names mentions an alternative Dutch etymology, from hanecoc "periwinkle". An Irish variation is Handcock, as borne by Baron Castlemaine.

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People from Australia

  • Sir (William) Keith Hancock (1898–1988), historian
  • Lang Hancock (1909–1992), iron ore magnate
  • Michael Hancock (rugby league) (born 1969), rugby league footballer
  • Robert Hancock (born 1922), Australian rules footballer

    • People from the United Kingdom

  • Albany Hancock (1806–1873), English naturalist, biologist and supporter of Charles Darwin
  • Anthony Hancock (publisher) (1947–2012), British publisher of right-wing material
  • Frank Hancock (1859–1943), Wales international rugby captain
  • Froude Hancock (1865–1933), English international rugby union player
  • Graham Hancock (born 1951), British non-fiction author and journalist
  • Jake Hancock (1928–2004), British geologist specialising in the Cretaceous period
  • Matthew Hancock (born 1978), British Conservative Party politician
  • Nick Hancock (born 1962), British actor and television presenter
  • Sir Patrick Hancock (1914–1980), British diplomat, ambassador to Israel, Norway and Italy
  • Ralph Hancock (landscape gardener) (landscape architect) (1893–1950), Welsh garden designer of both the Rockefeller Center and Derry and Toms roof gardens
  • Sheila Hancock (born 1933), British actress and comedian
  • Stephen Hancock (1925–2015), British actor
  • Thomas Hancock (inventor) (1786–1865), British inventor
  • Tony Hancock (1924–1968), British radio and television comedian; namesake of the Hancock's Half Hour radio and television series
  • William Hancock (ophthalmologist) (1873–1910), English ophthalmologist and sportsman
  • William John Hancock (1864-1931) telephone and X-ray pioneer in Western Australia

    • People from the United States

  • Bradley Hancock (born 2000) United States patriot and Republican Party activist
  • Rich Hancock (born 1960), broadcaster; Rational Broadcasting/CBS Radio/Dallas, politician; 2012 Democratic nominee, TX House District 102.
  • Allan Hancock (1875–1965), heir to Rancho La Brea, developer of Hancock Park, Los Angeles.
  • Clarence E. Hancock (1885–1948), politician of New York; U.S. Congressional Representative; namesake of the Syracuse Hancock International Airport
  • Cornelia Hancock (1839–1926), nurse famous for her activities during the American Civil War
  • Greg Hancock (born 1970), motorcycle speedway rider
  • H. Irving Hancock (Harrie Irving Hancock) (c. 1866 – 1922), writer, mainly of children's books, juveniles and stories for pulp magazines
  • Hank Hancock, American politician
  • Harris Hancock American mathematician
  • Herbie Hancock (born 1940), jazz musician
  • Henry Hancock (1822–1883), prominent land owner in early Southern California, owner of Rancho La Brea.
  • John Hancock (1737–1793), American Revolutionary; signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence
  • Josh Hancock (1978–2007), a former pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
  • Keith Hancock (musician) (born 1980), two-time Grammy-nominated music educator, winner of the Grammy Music Educator of the Year award in 2017
  • Lacy Hancock, American radio producer
  • Levi Ward Hancock (1803–1882), Mormon Pioneer and general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for nearly fifty years
  • Luke Hancock (born 1990), basketball player
  • Mary Louise Hancock (born 1920), New Hampshire politician and activist
  • Mel Hancock (born 1929), U.S Congressman from Missouri, best known for Missouri's Hancock Amendment
  • Tom Hancock, U.S. politician from Iowa
  • Trenton Doyle Hancock (born 1974), American fine artist
  • Vincent Hancock, Olympic shooter
  • Winfield Scott Hancock (1824–1886), Union general during the American Civil War

    • Fiction

  • John Hancock, main character in Hancock (film)
  • Alexandra Hancock, or Aunt Alexandra, character in To Kill a Mockingbird
  • Hancock, Mayor of Goodneighbor, Ghoul - Fallout 4

    • References

    Hancock (surname) Wikipedia
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