Glasscock
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Various origins:
- English habitational surname from a place called Glascote, in Staffordshire, from Old English glæs (“glass”) + cot (“hut, shelter”).
- Welsh habitational surname from the village of Glascoed, in Monmouthshire, from Welsh glas (“blue”) + coed (“wood”).
Proper noun
Glasscock (plural Glasscocks)
- A surname.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Glasscock is the 8723rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3761 individuals. Glasscock is most common among White (95.45%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Glasscock”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 50.