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Places

Places in the United States

Hancock, Iowa Hancock is a city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States, along the Nishnabotna River, West Nishnabotna River. The population was 200 at the time of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History Hancock g ...

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 ...

Hancock, Maryland Hancock is a town in Washington County, Maryland, Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,557 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The Western Maryland community is notable for being located at the narrowest part ...

Hancock, Massachusetts Hancock is a New England town, town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 757 at ...

Hancock, Michigan Hancock is a city in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population of Hancock was 4,501 at the 2020 United States census. The city is located within Houghton County, Michigan, Houghton County, and ...

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 H ...

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. Uni ...

Hancock, New Hampshire Hancock is a town in 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 town, where 213 people resided at the 2020 census, is ...

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 C ...

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 2,764 at the 2020 census. The town is the largest by area in De ...

, a town **

Hancock (village), New York Hancock is a village in Delaware County, New York, United States. The population was 908 at the 2020 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 confluence ...

, in the town of Hancock *

Hancock, Austin, Texas Hancock is a neighborhood in north-central Austin, Texas. Hancock encompasses ZIP codes 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 west by Duval S ...

, a neighborhood *

Hancock, Vermont Hancock is a New England town, town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The town was named for John Hancock. The population was 359 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Hancock is home to the Middlebury College Snow Bowl and conta ...

Hancock (town), Wisconsin Hancock founded in 1850 is a town in Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 531 at the 2000 census. The Village of Hancock is located within the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a ...

** Hancock, Wisconsin, 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 ...

Hancock Park, Los Angeles, California Hancock Park is a neighborhood in the 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. Hancock Park is ...

Facilities and structures

* Great North Museum: Hancock, formerly the Hancock Museum, a natural history museum in Newcastle upon Tyne, England *

John Hancock Center 875 North Michigan Avenue (officially known until 2018 as the John Hancock Center and still commonly referred to under that name) is a 100- story, supertall skyscraper located in Chicago, Illinois. Located in the Magnificent Mile district, the ...

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

John Hancock Tower The John Hancock Tower, colloquially known as the Hancock, is a 60-story, skyscraper in the Back Bay neighborhood of downtown Boston, Massachusetts. The pinnacle height (including antennas) is . Designed by Henry N. Cobb of the firm I. M. Pe ...

, a building in Boston, Massachusetts, also owned by the company *

Syracuse Hancock International Airport Syracuse Hancock International Airport is a joint civil–military airport northeast of downtown Syracuse, New York. Operated by the Syracuse Regional Airport Authority, it is located off Interstate 81, near Mattydale. The main terminal comp ...

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 pro ...

, 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 Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The radio series starred Tony Hancock, with Sidney James, Bill Kerr and,at various ...

'', 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 (programming language), 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. Hancoc ...

Signature A signature (; from , "to sign") is a 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. Signatures are often, but not always, Handwriting, handwritt ...

**Named after

John Hancock John Hancock ( – October 8, 1793) was an American Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father, merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot (American Revolution), Patriot of the American Revolution. He was the longest-serving Presi ...

, American patriot * Hancock air whistle, a whistle intended for use on diesel locomotives *

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, Canadian multinational life insurance company Manulife F ...