Adcock

Adcock
Origin
Region of origin	England
Other names
Variant form(s)	Atcock, Hadcock meaning: "Adam's son" or "offspring of Adam";
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Last updated August 28, 2025

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
Brett Adcock (born 1986), American tech entrepreneur
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 (1934–2024), New Zealand poet
Frank Adcock, British engineer, inventor of the Adcock antenna
Gabby Adcock, English badminton player
Gavin Adcock, American country music singer
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
Sally Adcock, English actress, known for Tom Grattan's War
Ty Adcock (born 1997), Major League Baseball player
William Adcock (1846–1931), Australian journalist
William Adcock (politician) (1850–1926), American politician and farmer
Willis Adcock (1922–2003), American chemist and electrical engineer
Austin Adcock (born 1994), Blue Angles, US Navy (AD1)
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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[forebears-1] "Adcock Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2014

[Hanks_Coates_McClure_2016-2] 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_Reaney_Wilson_Scull_1991-3] 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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