Boocock Family History

Boocock Surname Meaning

A variant of either Bulcock or Bolcock (see Balcock and Buckoke). These names will have been easily confused with each other. Redmonds Dictionary of Yorks Surnames notes that in the parish registers of Bolton by Bowland (WR Yorks) the same family name is spelled Bulcock, Bowcocke, and Boocock (1608–30) and that Edward Bowcock of Howgill (WR Yorks) is also called Bulcock in a will dated 1677.

Compare also Alice Bowcock 1641, Chr. Bulcock 1646 in IGI (Barnoldswick WR Yorks).

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

Similar surnames: Bocock, Woodcock, Boock, Bostock, Babcock, Pocock, Woolcock, Bocook, Brock, Block

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Where is the Boocock family from?

You can see how Boocock families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Boocock family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Boocock families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 15 Boocock families living in Ontario. This was about 83% of all the recorded Boocock's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Boocock families in 1911.

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What did your Boocock ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Cotton weaver and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Boocock. 12% of Boocock men worked as a Cotton weaver and 73% of Boocock women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Boocock were Bricklayer and Incapacitated.

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Cotton weaver

12%

General labourer

Farmer

Bricklayer

Unpaid domestic duties

73%

Cotton weaver

Housewife

Incapacitated

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Passenger List

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What is the average Boocock lifespan?

Between 1959 and 2002, in the United States, Boocock life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1969, and highest in 1986. The average life expectancy for Boocock in 1959 was 57, and 78 in 2002.

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Boocock Surname Meaning

Compare also Alice Bowcock 1641, Chr. Bulcock 1646 in IGI (Barnoldswick WR Yorks).

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

Where is the Boocock family from?

What did your Boocock ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

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

Cotton weaver

12%

General labourer

Farmer

Bricklayer

Unpaid domestic duties

73%

Cotton weaver

Housewife

Incapacitated

What Boocock family records will you find?

What is the average Boocock lifespan?

Between 1959 and 2002, in the United States, Boocock life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1969, and highest in 1986. The average life expectancy for Boocock in 1959 was 57, and 78 in 2002.

Boocock Family History

Boocock Surname Meaning

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What did your Boocock ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

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