The surname Cock is derived from the Dutch and Flemish surname de Cock, alternately found as de Cook or de Kok and can be Anglicanised as Cook, and comes from the occupation of a cook. The name Cock is also a variant spelling of Cox, which is of Old English or Welsh origin, and developed independently of the Dutch and Flemish name. Notable persons Adam Gates (aka Bob C. Cock), composer, musician, Primus roadie and producer Christopher Cock, auctioneer of the eighteenth century Edward Cock, British surgeon Gerald Cock, first director of BBC television Hieronymus Cock (also Kock), Flemish Renaissance painter and engraver Jack Cock (John Gilbert Cock), English footballer James Cock (1833–1901), politician in South Australia, son of Robert Martin Cock, stage name of American Head Charge singer Cameron Heacock Matthys Cock Flemish painter Robert Cock (1801–1871), colonist of South Australia Townsend D. Cock (1838–1913), New York politician Quinton De Kock, South African Cricketer See also Cocks Cox Coxe Coxen Coxon Surnames of Dutch origin