Adcock
Adcock is an English surname.[2][3] Notable people with the surname include:
- Alfred Adcock (1916–2005), English cricketer
- Arthur St. John Adcock (1864–1930), English novelist, journalist and poet
- Betty Adcock, American poet
- C. C. Adcock (born 1971), American musician
- Chris Adcock, English badminton player
- Clarence Lionel Adcock (1895–1967), American Army Officer
- Eddie Adcock, American bluegrass musician
- Fleur Adcock (born 1934), New Zealand poet
- Frank Adcock, British engineer, inventor of the Adcock antenna
- Gabby Adcock, English badminton player
- Sir Frank Adcock (1886–1968), English classical historian
- Hugh Adcock (1903–1975), English footballer
- Jamar Adcock (1917–1999), American politician and banker
- Jed Adcock (born 1985), Australian rules footballer
- Joe Adcock (1927–1999), Major League Baseball player
- Joseph Adcock (1864–1914), English cricketer and clergyman
- Levy Adcock, American football player
- Nathan Adcock (baseball), Major League Baseball player
- Neil Adcock (1931–2013), South African cricketer
- William Adcock (1846–1931), Australian journalist
- William Adcock (politician) (1850–1926), American politician and farmer
- Willis Adcock (1922–2003), American chemist and electrical engineer
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Region of origin | England |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Atcock and Hadcock
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See also
- Adcock antenna, antenna arrangement used for direction finding
- An elementary school in the Clark County School District
- Adcock River, river in Western Australia
References
- "Adcock Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2014
- Hanks, P.; Coates, R.; McClure, P. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. OUP Oxford. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- Browne, W.A.F.; Reaney, P.H.; Wilson, R.M.; Scull, A. (1991). A Dictionary of English Surnames. Tavistock classics in the history of psychiatry. Routledge. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-415-05737-0. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
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