Woodcock (surname)
Woodcock is a relatively uncommon English surname that seems to have originated from varied roots in the Early Middle Ages.
Notable Woodcocks
- Ashley Woodcock (born 1947), former Australian cricketer
- Bill Woodcock (born 1971), American computer scientist
- Bruce Woodcock (boxer) (1921–1997), English boxer
- Bruce Woodcock (computer games analyst) (born 1970), computer games analyst
- Charles Woodcock (1850–1923), lover of King Karl of Württemberg
- Cheryl Woodcock, American producer and TV personality
- George Woodcock (1912–1995), Canadian writer and historian
- George Woodcock (cricketer) (1894–1968), batsman
- George Woodcock (trade unionist) (1904–1979), English trade unionist
- Jim Woodcock, British computer scientist
- John A. Woodcock Jr. (born 1950), United States federal judge
- John Woodcock (American football) (1954–1998), American football player
- John Woodcock (cricket writer) (born 1926), British cricket writer and journalist
- John Woodcock (magistrate) (born 1967), Italian prosecutor
- John Woodcock (martyr) (1603–1646), English Franciscan martyr
- John Woodcock (politician) (born 1978), British politician
- Jonathan Woodcock (born 1962), Royal Navy officer
- Kim Joanna Woodcock Lukas (born 1977), known as Kim Lukas, British pop singer and dancer, based in Italy
- Leonard F. Woodcock (1911–2001), trade union leader, American diplomat
- Luke Woodcock (born 1982), NZ cricketer
- O.P. Woodcock (died 1983), American architect
- Peter Woodcock (1939-2010), Canadian serial killer, rapist, and necrophile
- Richard Woodcock (born 1928), a developer of Woodcock–Johnson Tests of Cognitive Abilities
- Steven Woodcock (born 1964), British actor
- Thomas Woodcock (officer of arms) (born 1951), British Officer of Arms
- Thomas Woodcock (VC) (1888–1918), a British recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Tommy Woodcock (1905–1985), Australian strapper of champion horse Phar Lap
- Tony Woodcock (footballer) (born 1955), English (soccer) football player
- Tony Woodcock (rugby player) (born 1981), New Zealand rugby player
- W. J. Woodcock (c. 1808–1868), Anglican priest in South Australia
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