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{{Wikify|date=November 2007}}English: ostensibly a topographic name containing Middle English cott, cote ‘cottage’. In fact, however, it is generally if not always an alteration of [[Alcock]], in part at least for euphemistic reasons. |
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'''Alcott''' is a [[surname]] of [[English people|English]] origin. At the time of the British Census of 1881,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/alcott |title=Alcott Distribution |publisher=forebears.co.uk}} Retrieved 25 January 2014</ref> its relative frequency was highest in [[Herefordshire]] (18.2 times the British average), followed by [[Warwickshire]], [[Glamorgan]], [[Sussex]], [[Worcestershire]], [[Hampshire]], [[London]] and [[Kent]]. In all other British counties, its relative frequency was below national average. Alcott is traditionally mainly a [[West Midlands (region)|West Midlands]] name. |
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FOREBEARS: [[Louisa May Alcott]] (1832-88), author of [[Little Women]] (1869), was the daughter of [[Amos Bronson Alcott]] (1799-1888), who had changed the family name from [[Alcox]]. The family trace their descent from an [[Alcocke]] family who emigrated from [[England]] to [[Massachusetts]] with [[John Winthrop]] in [[1629]]. |
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*[[Amy Alcott]] (born 1956) – American Hall of Fame golfer |
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*[[Clarence Alcott]] (1886–1957), American football player, coach and investment banker |
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*[[Dylan Alcott]], Australian wheelchair tennis & basketball player |
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*[[Elizabeth Sewall Alcott]] (1835–1858), sister of [[Louisa May Alcott]] |
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*[[Jack Alcott]] (born 1999), American actor and model |
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*[[John Alcott]] (1930–1986), English cinematographer |
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*[[Kathleen Alcott]] (born 1988), American novelist, short story writer, and essayist |
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==See also== |
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*"[[The Alcott]]", 2023 single by The National featuring Taylor Swift |
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*[[Olcott (surname)]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:20, 23 July 2024
Alcott is a surname of English origin. At the time of the British Census of 1881,[1] its relative frequency was highest in Herefordshire (18.2 times the British average), followed by Warwickshire, Glamorgan, Sussex, Worcestershire, Hampshire, London and Kent. In all other British counties, its relative frequency was below national average. Alcott is traditionally mainly a West Midlands name.
The name Alcott may refer to:
- Amos Bronson Alcott (1799–1888), American educator and writer
- Abigail May Alcott Nieriker (1840–1879), American artist and sister of Louisa May
- Amy Alcott (born 1956) – American Hall of Fame golfer
- Chemmy Alcott, British alpine skier
- Clarence Alcott (1886–1957), American football player, coach and investment banker
- Dylan Alcott, Australian wheelchair tennis & basketball player
- Elizabeth Sewall Alcott (1835–1858), sister of Louisa May Alcott
- Jack Alcott (born 1999), American actor and model
- John Alcott (1930–1986), English cinematographer
- Kathleen Alcott (born 1988), American novelist, short story writer, and essayist
- Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888), daughter of Amos Bronson Alcott, author of Little Women
- William A. Alcott (1798–1859), author of advice books for newlyweds and cousin to Amos and Louisa
See also
[edit]- "The Alcott", 2023 single by The National featuring Taylor Swift
- Olcott (surname)
References
[edit]- ^ "Alcott Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2014
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