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Alcott is a surname of English origin. It is 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.

People with the surname Alcott

Amos Bronson Alcott (1799-1888), American educator and writer
Abigail May Alcott Nieriker (1840 - 1879), American artist and sister of Louisa May
Chemmy Alcott, British alpine skier
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

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+'''Alcott''' is a [[surname]] of English origin. It is 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.
+==People with the surname ''Alcott''==
 *[[Amos Bronson Alcott]] (1799-1888), American educator and writer
 *[[Abigail May Alcott Nieriker]] (1840 - 1879), American artist and sister of Louisa May
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 *[[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
-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.
-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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