Adcock

Adcock
Family name
Region of origin	England
Related names	Atcock and Hadcock meaning:"Adam's son" or "offspring of Adam"
Footnotes: Frequency Comparisons: [1]

Adcock is an English surname. 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
• 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
• 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
• Willis Adcock (1922–2003), American chemist and electrical engineer

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

1. "Adcock Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2014