Hickock
/ˈhɪkɒk/noun
A surname, generally regarded as a variant spelling of Hickok.
Did you know?The famous frontier figure Wild Bill Hickok used the spelling “Hickok,” while “Hickock” is a documented surname variant rather than a separate occult term.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Germanic
*rīkijaną
“To rule or exercise power; the ancestral root of the first element in Richard.”
Early Medieval Germanic
Germanic
*Rīkarþu
“A personal name combining rīkī, “power” or “rule,” with *harþuz, “hard” or “strong.””
Middle English
English
Hick
“A familiar form of Richard, created through medieval shortening and sound change.”
Middle English
English
Hickok
“A surname formed from Hick with the diminutive suffix -oc, literally suggesting “little Hick” or “young Richard.””
Modern English
English
Hickock
“A surviving variant spelling of the surname Hickok.”