Hancock

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Hancock is a prominent surname most famously associated with John Hancock, a key figure of the American Revolution and first signer of the United States Declaration of Independence.

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Label Occurrences
Hancock canonical 15

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American politician
family name
human
surname
associatedWithEvent American Revolutionary War
surface form: American Revolution
associatedWithPlace Massachusetts
birthPlace Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay
category English-language surnames
surnames from given names
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathPlace Boston, Massachusetts
etymologyStatus of uncertain origin
familyName Hancock self-linksurface differs
givenName John
hasNotableBearer Graham Hancock
Hancock (Cherokee leader)
Hancock Lee
Herbie Hancock
John Hancock
Sheila Hancock
Tony Hancock
Winfield Scott Hancock
hasSignature large and flamboyant handwriting on the Declaration of Independence
languageOfOrigin English
nameGivesRiseTo “John Hancock” as a synonym for “signature” in American English
notableFor being first signer of the United States Declaration of Independence
prominent leadership in the American Revolution
notableForAssociationWith American Revolutionary War
surface form: American Revolution

American Declaration of Independence
surface form: United States Declaration of Independence
notableWork signature on the United States Declaration of Independence
occupation merchant
patriot
statesman
positionHeld Governor of Massachusetts
President of the Second Continental Congress
regionOfUse Australia
Canada
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
signatoryOf American Declaration of Independence
surface form: United States Declaration of Independence
usedAs family name
writingSystem Latin alphabet

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

John Hancock familyName Hancock
Hancock familyName Hancock self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: John Hancock
Tony Hancock familyName Hancock
Graham Hancock familyName Hancock
Hancock Lee givenName Hancock
John familyName Hancock
subject surface form: John Hancock
John hasSurname Hancock
subject surface form: John Hancock
John Lee Hancock familyName Hancock
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock familyName Hancock
subject surface form: Herbie Hancock
G. Allan Hancock familyName Hancock
Julia Hancock familyName Hancock