Explore the Family Name Elcock

The meaning of Elcock

English: from the Middle English personal name (H)elecoc, commonly a pet form of (H)elie, itself a pet form of Ellis (from Latin Elias), but sometimes also a Middle English pet form of the female name Ellen + the hypocoristic suffix -cok.

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How common is the last name Elcock in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Elcock saw a noticeable increase between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the name moved from 34,711 in 2000 to 33,036 in 2010, reflecting a positive change of 4.83%. This movement was mirrored in the count of people bearing the surname, with an increase from 616 in 2000 to 693 in 2010 – a significant growth of 12.5%. However, the proportion per 100,000 remained constant at 0.23 over this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,711	#33,036	4.83%
Count	616	693	12.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.23	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Elcock

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Elcock also experienced some changes during the same decade, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. While there were no recorded individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010, other ethnicities showed significant fluctuations. The percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races decreased by 55.69%, from 3.25% in 2000 to 1.44% in 2010. There was a minor decrease in those identifying as White, from 32.31% to 30.01%, representing a 7.12% drop. Conversely, the percentage of Hispanics rose by 53.08%, moving from 2.92% to 4.47%. The largest ethnic identity, Black, saw a slight increase of 4.58%, rising from 60.71% in 2000 to 63.49% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	60.71%	63.49%	4.58%
White	32.31%	30.01%	-7.12%
Hispanic	2.92%	4.47%	53.08%
Two or More Races	3.25%	1.44%	-55.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%