Walcot
surname · Latin script
Meaning: wale (OE walu). places, for example in Berks., Lines., Northants, Oxon., Patrs
Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
/ˈwɔɫkɑt/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Walcot is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- AUAustralia
- GBUnited Kingdom
- CACanada
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
wale (OE walu). places, for example in Berks., Lines., Northants, Oxon., Patrs. (from i): Wa(i)les. name for someone who lived near an embankment, ME Shrops., Warwicks., and Wilts., all so called from OE wealh foreigner, Briton, serf (see Wallace) + cot cottage, Waley see Whalley shelter (see Coates).
Sources 1
- The Oxford Names Companion - The definitive guide to Surnames, First Names, and Place Names of the British Isles
Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Walcot is also recorded in one other lexicon, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In English, A number of places in England:
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Beatrice Walcotb. 1574born 1574; died 1658
- Humphrey Walcotb. 1586English administrator (1586–1650)
- John Walcotb. 1624English Member of Parliament (1624-1702)
- Thomas Walcotb. 1625(1625-1683)
- Thomas Walcotb. 1629British judge (1629-1685)
- John Walcotb. 1697British Member of Parliament (1697-1765)
- Charles Melton Walcotb. 1815GBactor and playwright
- William Walcotb. 1874UABritish artist (1874-1943)
- Peter Walcotb. 1931GBBritish historian and philologist
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 7 sources across 5 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB United Kingdom | Surnames of England and Wales (taliesin-arlein.net, Sept 2002 electoral register) | 2002 | 54 | #48,432 |
| CR Costa Rica | TSE — electoral roll (padrón) names | — | 3 | #12,734 |
| BE Belgium | Familienaam.be — Belgian family-name frequency (population register) | 2008 | 1 | #177,531 |
| GY Guyana | Guyana — Official List of Electors July 2025 | 2025 | 1 | #624 |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, voter-file supplement (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 2
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does the name Walcot come from?
- wale (OE walu). places, for example in Berks., Lines., Northants, Oxon., Patrs. (from i): Wa(i)les. Recorded by The Oxford Names Companion - The definitive guide to Surnames, First Names, and Place Names of the British Isles.
- How do you pronounce Walcot?
- A machine transcription gives /ˈwɔɫkɑt/ (IPA) for English.
- What does the name Walcot mean?
- Recorded meaning: wale (OE walu). places, for example in Berks., Lines., Northants, Oxon., Patrs.
- In which country does Walcot have the most bearers?
- Walcot is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Walcot”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.