catb 65: What’s In a Name?
Posted on November 27, 2012 by Bob Glasscock
As one might imagine I have experienced more than my fair share of kidding about the name "Glasscock" over the years. When I was a kid it really got to me, but as I got older I began to appreciate the name more. Few people ever forget it, which can be a bonus for a guy hoping to stand out from the crowd. There's even a Glasscock county in Texas! Where does the name come from? Various sources put it as a very old (circa 1500's) name of English origin. The cock suffix having evolved over time from a word meaning roughly young man or boy back in the 1300's. For example you'd have the glass blowers son (Glasscock), the wood workers son (Woodcock), etc. Or so I've read.

4 thoughts on “catb 65: What’s In a Name?”

  1. Jack of Gulls Comic

    Being a Jack was no picnic either.

    1. bobglass

      My great-grandfather’s name was Jack Glasscock. Perhaps kids were kinder in the 1890’s.

  2. RedwoodSinger

    Love is a many splintered thing.

    I resisted the pun for a whole week.

    1. bobglass

      Ouch! That pun was well worth the wait!

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