Hancock may refer to:

Places in the United States

Hancock, Iowa Hancock is a city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States, along the West Nishnabotna River. The population was 200 at the time of the 2020 census. History Hancock got its start in the year 1880, following construction of the Rock Island ...

Hancock, Maine Hancock is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,466 at the 2020 census. Located on the mainland at the head of Frenchman Bay, Hancock has commanding views of Mount Desert Island. History It was first settled in ...

Hancock, Maryland Hancock is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,546 at the 2010 census. The Western Maryland community is notable for being located at the narrowest part of the state. The north-south distance from the Penns ...

Hancock, Massachusetts Hancock is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 757 at the 2020 census. History Hancock was first settled in 1762 as the Plantat ...

Hancock, Michigan Hancock is a city in Houghton County, Michigan, Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is across the Keweenaw Waterway from the city of Houghton, Michigan, Houghton on the Keweenaw Peninsula. The population was 4,634 at the 2010 United ...

Hancock, Minnesota Hancock is a city in Stevens County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 863 at the 2020 census. History Hancock was laid out in 1871 when the Great Northern Railway was extended to that point. The city was named for Joseph Woods Han ...

Hancock, Missouri Hancock is an unincorporated community in Pulaski County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. History Hancock was plat In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. Unit ...

Hancock, New Hampshire Hancock is a New England town, town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,731 at the 2020 census. Hancock is home to the Welch Family Farm Forest. The main village of the tow ...

Hancock (CDP), New Hampshire Hancock is a census-designated place (CDP) and the main village in the town of Hancock in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population of the CDP was 213 at the 2020 census, out of 1,731 in the entire town. Geography The CD ...

Hancock, New York Hancock is a town in Delaware County, New York, United States. The town contains a village, also named Hancock. The town is in the southwest part of the county. The population was 3,224 at the 2010 census. The town is the largest by area in Del ...

, a town **

Hancock (village), New York Hancock is a village in Delaware County, New York, United States. The population was 1,031 at the 2010 census. The village is in the west part of the town of Hancock at the junction of NY Routes 17 and 97. Hancock is located at the confluen ...

, in the town of Hancock *

Hancock, Austin, Texas Hancock is a neighborhood in Austin, Texas. Located in North Central Austin, Hancock encompasses ZIP code 78751 and 78705. Hancock is located north of downtown Austin and the University of Texas. It is bounded to the south by 32nd Street, to the ...

, a neighborhood *

Hancock, Vermont Hancock is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The town was named for John Hancock. The population was 359 at the 2020 census. Hancock is home to the Middlebury College Snow Bowl and contains Middlebury Gap through the Green Mountai ...

* Hancock (town), Wisconsin **

Hancock, Wisconsin Hancock is a village in Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 417 at the 2010 census. The village is located within the Town of Hancock. Geography Hancock is located at (44.132203, -89.515344). According to the United ...

, a village within the town *

Hancock County (disambiguation) Hancock County is the name of ten counties in the United States. All are named for John Hancock who was a leader in the American Revolution. The counties are: * Hancock County, Georgia * Hancock County, Illinois * Hancock County, Indiana * Hancock ...

, a list of counties in ten U.S. states * Hancock Township (disambiguation) *

Mount Hancock (disambiguation) Mount Hancock may refer to: * Hancock Mountain (Oklahoma) * Hancock Mountain (Oregon) * Hancock Mountain (Vermont) * Hancock Peak (Colorado) * Hancock Peak (New Hampshire) * Hancock Peak (Alaska) * Hancock Peak (Iron County, Utah) * Hancock Peak (G ...

Hancock Park, Los Angeles, California Hancock Park is a neighborhood in the Mid-Wilshire, Wilshire area of Los Angeles, California. Developed in the 1920s, the neighborhood features architecturally distinctive residences, many of which were constructed in the early 20th century. Han ...

People

Hancock (surname) Hancock is an English surname. It is derived from a given name, a variant of ''John'' (Johan) combined with the hypocoristic suffix ''-cok'' which came into fashion in the 13th century, from ''cok'' "cock", applied to "a young lad who strutted prou ...

, with list of people with the surname

Entertainment

* ''Hancock'' (film), a 2008 superhero film starring Will Smith * ''

Hancock's Half Hour ''Hancock's Half Hour'' was a BBC radio comedy, and later television comedy series, broadcast from 1954 to 1961 and written by Galton and Simpson, Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The series starred Tony Hancock, with Sid James, Sidney James; the r ...

'', a British BBC radio and TV comedy programme, eventually shortened to ''Hancock'' * ''Hancock'' (1963 TV series), a 1963 British ITV television series * ''Hancock'', a 1991 ''Screen One'' episode about Tony Hancock

Other uses

Hancock (programming language) Hancock is a C-based programming language, first developed by researchers at AT&T Labs in 1998, to analyze data streams. The language was intended by its creators to improve the efficiency and scale of data mining. Hancock works by creating profi ...

Signature A signature (; from la, signare, "to sign") is a handwritten (and often stylized) depiction of someone's name, nickname, or even a simple "X" or other mark that a person writes on documents as a proof of identity and intent. The writer of a ...

**Named after

John Hancock John Hancock ( – October 8, 1793) was an American Founding Father, merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. He served as president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third Governor of the ...

, American patriot *

Hancock air whistle The Hancock air whistle was a railroad whistle intended for use on North American diesel locomotives in place of the standard air horn. History Steam era Hancock was a familiar name to railroads during the days of steam. The company produ ...

, a whistle intended for use on diesel locomotives * Great North Museum: Hancock, formerly the Hancock Museum, a natural history museum in Newcastle upon Tyne, England *

John Hancock Center The John Hancock Center is a 100-story, 1,128-foot supertall skyscraper located in Chicago, Illinois. Located in the Magnificent Mile district, the building was officially renamed 875 North Michigan Avenue in 2018. The skyscraper was designed ...

, a Chicago skyscraper owned by the financial company of the same name *

John Hancock Financial John Hancock Life Insurance Company, U.S.A. is a Boston-based insurance company. Established April 21, 1862, it was named in honor of John Hancock, a prominent American Patriot. In 2004, John Hancock was acquired by the Canadian multinational li ...

, a US company *

John Hancock Tower 200 Clarendon Street, previously John Hancock Tower and colloquially known as The Hancock, is a 60-story, skyscraper in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston. It is the tallest building in New England. The tower was designed by Henry N. Cobb of ...

, a building in Boston, Massachusetts, also owned by the company * USS ''Hancock'', the name of several ships belonging to the United States Navy *

Syracuse Hancock International Airport Syracuse Hancock International Airport is a joint civil–military airport five miles (8 km) northeast of downtown Syracuse, New York, and south of Watertown. Operated by the Syracuse Department of Aviation, it is located off Interstate 81, ne ...

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