Kock
See also: kock
English
Etymology
- As a Dutch and North/Low German occupational surname for a cook, from kok. Similar to Kok, Cocke.
- As a south German surname Köck, a Bavarian variant of Beck.
- As a Slovene surname, Americanized from Kok.
Proper noun
Kock (plural Kocks)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kock is the 27392nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 881 individuals. Kock is most common among White (92.74%) individuals.
Polish
Etymology
Earlier spellings such as Kocsko, Kocko, Koczsko, etc. show a derivation from a root *kot- or *koc- + -sko. The first part possibly derives from a given name or nickname Kot (see kot), referring to an early settler, or may be related to the plant name kocanka, which grows in the area.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔt͡sk/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔt͡sk
- Syllabification: Kock
Proper noun
Kock m inan
- Kock (a town in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland)
Declension
Declension of Kock
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Kock |
| genitive | Kocka |
| dative | Kockowi |
| accusative | Kock |
| instrumental | Kockiem |
| locative | Kocku |
| vocative | Kocku |
Derived terms
adjective
nouns
- kocczanin
- kocczanka
References
- ^ Kazimierz Rymut, Urszula Bijak, Barbara Czopek-Kopciuch, editors (2003), “Kock”, in Nazwy miejscowe Polski: historia, pochodzenie, zmiany (in Polish), volume 5, Kraków: Wydawnictwo Instytutu Języka Polskiego PAN, →ISBN, page 36