Jock Forename
39,069th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 19,159 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
Singapore
Jock Forename Definition:
As Jack is the English, so is Jock the Scottish pet-form of John. In late C19-20, Jock is generic for a Scot.
Jock Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Sudan | 100% | 5,797 | 1:1,993 | 349 |
| Singapore | 100% | 3,465 | 1:1,814 | 227 |
| China | - | 2,130 | 1:641,341 | 28,731 |
| United States | 100% | 1,842 | 1:196,817 | 7,045 |
| Australia | - | 1,665 | 1:8,203 | 852 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 1,156 | 1:84,395 | 6,393 |
| New Zealand | - | 1,003 | 1:4,522 | 655 |
| Canada | 100% | 421 | 1:78,702 | 4,413 |
| Nigeria | 84% | 338 | 1:525,338 | 16,233 |
| England | 100% | 324 | 1:171,614 | 5,359 |
| Malaysia | 70% | 277 | 1:109,928 | 7,517 |
| Scotland | 100% | 212 | 1:25,238 | 1,106 |
| South Africa | 100% | 143 | 1:381,347 | 19,926 |
| Indonesia | - | 49 | 1:5,264,565 | 205,196 |
| DR Congo | 60% | 41 | 1:1,800,673 | 45,176 |
| Netherlands | 95% | 41 | 1:412,246 | 11,096 |
| Philippines | 95% | 21 | 1:5,048,070 | 87,079 |
| Kenya | 67% | 20 | 1:2,315,356 | 20,763 |
| Thailand | 72% | 18 | 1:3,892,545 | 81,378 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 15 | 1:1,028,254 | 36,015 |
| Ireland | 78% | 12 | 1:386,960 | 5,608 |
| Brazil | 100% | 11 | 1:19,476,014 | 191,600 |
| India | 50% | 10 | 1:121,487,797 | 1,527,033 |
| Congo | 100% | 9 | 1:556,578 | 9,819 |
| Qatar | - | 8 | 1:296,201 | 31,456 |
| Aruba | - | 8 | 1:12,972 | 1,901 |
| Denmark | - | 7 | 1:807,071 | 10,426 |
| France | 100% | 7 | 1:9,495,763 | 30,047 |
| Sweden | 100% | 5 | 1:1,971,581 | 30,505 |
| Germany | 100% | 5 | 1:19,335,575 | 51,270 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 5 | 1:10,557,664 | 41,958 |
| Uganda | 75% | 5 | 1:8,191,384 | 58,906 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 4 | 1:1,504,584 | 16,652 |
| Russia | 100% | 4 | 1:36,058,426 | 83,389 |
| Morocco | - | 4 | 1:8,587,159 | 11,086 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 4 | 1:460,786 | 2,461 |
| Hong Kong | - | 4 | 1:1,938,181 | 8,439 |
| Bahamas | - | 4 | 1:99,842 | 1,712 |
| Mexico | 100% | 3 | 1:41,381,476 | 74,307 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 3 | 1:2,717,438 | 132,395 |
| Norway | - | 3 | 1:1,710,776 | 19,445 |
| Peru | 67% | 3 | 1:10,597,151 | 58,549 |
| Argentina | 100% | 3 | 1:14,257,748 | 23,489 |
| Wales | - | 3 | 1:1,031,436 | 10,092 |
| Cambodia | - | 3 | 1:5,424,443 | 41,412 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 2 | 1:3,575,996 | 76,635 |
| Colombia | - | 2 | 1:23,889,463 | 63,722 |
| Switzerland | - | 2 | 1:4,106,748 | 25,883 |
| Taiwan | - | 2 | 1:11,884,841 | 132,786 |
| Belgium | 100% | 2 | 1:5,745,020 | 30,381 |
| Panama | - | 2 | 1:1,953,278 | 31,007 |
| Spain | - | 2 | 1:23,264,982 | 24,876 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Sudan | 100% | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Wallis and Futuna | - | 1 | 1:13,529 | 157 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| Andorra | - | 1 | 1:82,887 | 1,356 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Italy | 100% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Laos | - | 1 | 1:6,586,856 | 1,888 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Pakistan | - | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Costa Rica | - | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Cook Islands | - | 1 | 1:18,153 | 1,349 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Chile | - | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
Jock (53,872) may also be a surname.
Jock Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
As Jack is the English, so is Jock the Scottish pet-form of John. In late C19-20, Jock is generic for a Scot.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
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Sample size: 377 (2014)
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