Jock is also used for someone who comes my Scotland ..the same as Paddy would be from Ireland. My Dad's best friend was called Jock but his name was Andrew
Originally posted by Loopy Linda in La La LandView Post
Jock is also used for someone who comes my Scotland ..the same as Paddy would be from Ireland. My Dad's best friend was called Jock but his name was Andrew
Linda
Yes, I agree - usually John but could be for any Scot, especially living away from Scotland.
herky
Researching - Trimmer (Farringdon), Noble & Taylor (Ross and Cromarty), Norris (Glasgow), McGilvray (Glasgow and Australia), Leck & Efford (Glasgow), Ferrett (Hampshire), Jenkins & Williams (Aberystwyth), Morton (Motherwell and Tipton), Barrowman (Glasgow), Lilley (Bromsgrove and Glasgow), Cresswell (England and Lanarkshire). Simpson, Morrow and Norris in Ireland. Thomas Price b c 1844 Scotland.
Jock usually is a nickname for a Scottish person my late husband being one his name was James, his dad was John know as Jock the Postie another name for John is Iaian and Iain Lizzy
Laird is also a surname, as is the English version, Lord. All the Jocks I know are John, although it is often used (like "Mac") by non-Scots for any Scotsman (like referring to any Irishman as "Paddy.")
JanetinYorkshire
Genealogists never die - they just swap places in the family tree
My Grandfather was Scottish and always known as Jock. His name was John, but I have always understood that Jock is a nickname given to any Scottish male living away from Scotland so that the riginal name could have been any name just like the Irish Paddy.
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