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English
Etymology
From Hann + cock (a medieval diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hancock (countable and uncountable, plural Hancocks)
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A minor city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
- A town in Hancock County, Maine.
- A town in Washington County, Maryland.
- A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
- A city in Houghton County, Michigan.
- A minor city in Stevens County, Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Missouri.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
- A town and village therein, in Delaware County, New York.
- A neighbourhood of Austin, Texas.
- A town in Addison County, Vermont.
- A town and village therein, in Waushara County, Wisconsin.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Hancock Township.
- Ellipsis of Hancock County.
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