English: from a pet form of any of various personal names beginning
with Al-, especially Alan and Alexander. The
Middle English hypocoristic suffix -cok (see Cocke) was
very commonly added to personal names in Middle English; compare for
example Hancock and Wilcock.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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