Mr Jorrocks was a mid-19th century satirical character created by Robert Smith Surtees (1805-1864), the English editor, novelist and sporting writer.

Surtees launched the New Sporting Magazine in 1831 to which he contributed the comic portion appearing as Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities in 1838. Jorrocks was a sporting cockney grocer, with a particular passion for fox hunting and with his vulgarity and good-natured artfulness he proved immensely popular with the public. As a consquence Surtees went on to produce more Jorrocks novels in the same vein, notably Handley Cross and Hillingdon Hall.