'''De Kock''' is a Dutch occupational surname meaning "the cook".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_naam=de+Kock&nfd_naam=Kock,+de&info=documentatie&operator=eq&taal=|title=Nederlandse Familienamenbank|website=www.meertens.knaw.nl|accessdate=6 October 2018}}</ref>
The surname may refer to:
*Arthur de Kock (1866–1957), South African rugby player *Charles Paul de Kock (1793–1871), French novelist *Eugene de Kock (born 1949), South African police colonel and assassin *{{illm|Frits de Kock|nl|}} (1818–1881), Dutch government minister, son of Hendrik Merkus *Gerald de Kock, South African cricket commentator *Gerhard de Kock (1926–1989), Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, son of Mike de Kock *Gert De Kock (born 1980), South African rugby player *Hendrik Merkus de Kock (1779–1845), Dutch general, minister, and governor of the Dutch East Indies **Fort de Kock on Sumatra was named after him *Henry de Kock (1819–1892), French playwright, novelist, and chansonnier, son of Charles Pal *Jean Conrad de Kock (1755–1794), Dutch banker executed in France, father of Hendrik Merkus and Charles Paul *Johan de Kock (born 1964), Dutch footballer *Kobus de Kock (born 1988), South African rugby player *Lucas Cornelisz de Kock (1495–1552), Dutch Renaissance painter active in the Tudor court *Meyer de Kock (1849–1901), South African Republic burgher executed for treason *Michiel de Kock Steenkamp (born 1987), South African rugby player *Michiel Hendrik de Kock (1898–1976), Governor of the South African Reserve Bank *Neil de Kock (born 1978), South African rugby player *Paul de Kock (1793–1871), French novelist *Peter de Kock (born 1967), Dutch cameraman, film producer and director. *Quinton de Kock (born 1992), South African cricketer *Riel de Kock (born 1983), South African cricketer *Véronique De Kock (born 1977), Belgian beauty pageant contestant
==See also== *De Cock *De Kok ==References== {{reflist}} {{cook-surname}} {{surname}} Category:Dutch-language surnames Category:Afrikaans-language surnames Category:Occupational surnames