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)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kock is the 27392^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 881 individuals. Kock is most common among White (92.74%) individuals.

Polish

Pałac Jabłonowskich w Kocku

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔt͡sk/

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• Rhymes: -ɔt͡sk
• Syllabification: Kock

Proper noun

Kock m inan

1. Kock (a town in the 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

• kocki

 

nouns

• kocczanin
• kocczanka

 

Further reading

• Kock in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Kock in PWN's encyclopedia