The Glasscock surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,761 people carried this name — #8,723 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 78,100 people counted. That is down 1% from 3,799 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Glasscock surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Glascote’.

His entry covers Glasscock and Glasscott.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 320 · public domain.

In print

Glasscock in American newspapers,
1909–1918.

Newspaper page from The Commercial carrying the name Glasscock
The Commercial 1912-12-06
Newspaper page from The Commercial carrying the name Glasscock
The Commercial 1918-10-04
Newspaper page from The Commercial carrying the name Glasscock
The Commercial 1909-03-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 39,588 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Glasscock in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1960s.

15,859 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Glasscock. The most, 3,780, date from the 1890s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 1.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 6,912
New South Wales 5,579
South Australia 1,310
Queensland 1,192
Western Australia 473
Tasmania 377
ACT (Canberra) 8
Northern Territory 7

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Glasscock.

Who carried it

People named Glasscock,
with a public archive behind them.

  • George Washington Glasscock
    George Washington Glasscock 1845–1911 · lawyer
  • George Washington Glasscock
    George Washington Glasscock 1846–1911 · lawyer
  • Jack Glasscock
    Jack Glasscock 1857–1947 · baseball player
  • William E. Glasscock
    William E. Glasscock 1862–1925 · lawyer
  • George Washington Glasscock 1810–1868 · politician
  • Marcus Glasscock 1900–1979 · Australian rules football player

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Glasscock,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States277 records

277 records of the Glasscock name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 163
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 98
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 7
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 2
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 2
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Carl Lee Glasscock

    Born 1939; from Lindale, Texas. U.S. Army, field artillery rocket crewman; killed in action 1966 in South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record John L. Glasscock

    Born 1920 in Alabama. Enlisted 1942 at Fort McClellan; electrician. U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II; died 1985, buried at Alabama Heritage Funeral Hm and Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Charles Glasscock

    Arrived at New York in 1873 aboard the Calabria from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 40; fitter. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 277 records for Glasscock in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia148 records

148 records of the Glasscock name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 100
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 33
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 8
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 3
  • Tasmanian Names Index 3
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record John Glasscock

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Sir George Seymour, sailing from London in 1844. Native of Cambridgeshire.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record William Glasscock

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Hanover, aged 35; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Charles F. Glasscock

    Gentleman of Esternwick, Victoria; died 1974.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 148 records for Glasscock in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

United Kingdom15 records

15 records of the Glasscock name in the United Kingdom
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 11
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 4
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Alice Glasscock

    Buried in 1835 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 57.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record G. B. Glasscock

    Bedfordshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Joseph Glasscock

    Buried in 1837 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 19.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 15 records for Glasscock in the United Kingdom.

Counts: MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Canada4 records

4 records of the Glasscock name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Mark S. Glasscock

    Buried in 1912 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Seth Shiloh Glasscock

    Died in service in 1942.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Gerald John Glasscock

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 4 records for Glasscock in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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