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 Haddock (born 1934), former name of Austin Mitchell, a British Member of Parliament
B
- Bradley Haddock (born 1955), VP, general counsel, and secretary of Koch Chemical Group
C
- Charles Brickett Haddock (1796-1861), New Hampshire educator and politician
- Chris Haddock, Canadian screenwriter and producer
D
- Doris Haddock (1910-2010), politician and liberal political activist from New Hampshire, originally named Ethel Doris Rollins
F
- Francis Oliver Haddock (1892-1934), police officer killed in the line of duty.
- Frank Channing Haddock (1853-1915), American New Thought and self-help author
G
- George Haddock (baseball) (1866-1926), American Major League baseball pitcher
- George Haddock (politician) (1863-1930), British Conservative member of Parliament
H
- 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
J
- Julie Anne Haddock (born 1965), American child actress of the 1970s and 80s
L
- Laura Haddock (born 1985), English actress
- Luis Haddock (born 1982), tennis player from Puerto Rico
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
P
- Peter Haddock (born 1961), English footballer
R
- Richard Haddock
- Sir Richard Haddock (c. 1629-1715), Royal Navy admiral and Parliament member
- Richard Haddock (1673-1751), son of Sir Richard Haddock
W
- William F. Haddock (1877-1969), American silent film director
See also
References
- ↑ Hanks, Patrick. "Dictionary of American Family Names". Oxford University Press, 2003.
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