Kock

See also: kock

English

Etymology

Proper noun

Kock (plural Kocks)

  1. 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
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.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔt͡sk/
  • Audio(file)
  • 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
nouns
  • kocczanin
  • kocczanka

References
  1. 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

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