Haddock (surname)

Haddock is a surname of English. It may refer to many people.

It may come from the medieval word Ædduc, a diminutive of Æddi, a short form of various compound names including the root ēad, meaning prosperity or fortune.

It may also refer to someone who comes from Haydock, a town near Liverpool. "Haydock" probably comes from the Welsh word heiddog, meaning "characterized by barley".

It may also come from Middle English hadduc, referring to someone who worked as a fisherman or a fish seller, or who looked like a fish.[1]

A

  • Austin Mitchell (born 1934), briefly named Austin Haddock, a British Member of Parliament

B

  • Bradley Haddock (1955–2019), VP, general counsel, and secretary of Koch Chemical Group

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D

  • Doris Haddock (1910–2010), politician and liberal political activist from New Hampshire, originally named Ethel Doris Rollins

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  • Harry Haddock (1925–1998), Scottish footballer who spent almost his entire career with Clyde
  • Herbert Haddock (1861–1946), Captain of the RMS Olympic at the time of the sinking of its sister ship the RMS Titanic

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M

  • Mark Haddock (born 1968), Northern Irish Loyalist paramilitary leader and British Special Branch informer

N

  • Neil Haddock (born 1964), Welsh super-featherweight boxing champion
  • Nicholas Haddock (1686–1746), admiral in the British Royal Navy and member of Parliament

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See also

References

  1. Hanks, Patrick. "Dictionary of American Family Names". Oxford University Press, 2003.
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