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Badcock Name Meaning

from the Middle English personal name Badecok a pet form of Bade + the diminutive suffix -cok.from the Middle English personal name Batecok a pet form of Bate . Through voicing of the -t- this name may have been much confused with Badecok in (i).

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


Similar surnames: Adcock, Babcock, Hadcock, Haddock, Paddock, Braddock, Aycock, Baldock

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Where is the Badcock family from?

You can see how Badcock families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Badcock family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Badcock families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 20 Badcock families living in Ontario. This was about 38% of all the recorded Badcock's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Badcock families in 1911.
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What did your Badcock ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Machinist were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Badcock. 60% of Badcock men worked as a Farmer and 100% of Badcock women worked as a Machinist. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    60%
  • Carpenter
    40%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Machinist
    100%
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Passenger Lists

There are 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Badcock. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 2,000 military records available for the last name Badcock. For the veterans among your Badcock ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Badcock lifespan?

Between 1966 and 2002, in the United States, Badcock life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1970, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Badcock in 1966 was 80, and 93 in 2002.

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