Horrocks
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English
Etymology
From a dialect term hurrock (“heap of stones”) typical of Manchester.
Proper noun
Horrocks (countable and uncountable, plural Horrockses)
- A surname.
- A small coastal town in the Mid West Region of Western Australia.
Alternative forms
- (surname): Horrox
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Horrocks is the 12072nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2583 individuals. Horrocks is most common among White (96.28%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Horrocks”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 203.