Baldock Surname

56,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,001 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Baldock Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Baldock,' a parish in Hertfordshire, eighteen miles from Hertford.

Robert de Baldok, Northamptonshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

William de Baldak, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

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Baldock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,7241:14,9622,211
Australia2,8531:9,4621,411
United States1,2831:282,50926,303
Canada4611:79,9258,933
New Zealand2921:15,5082,705
Wales971:31,9023,216
Scotland761:70,4455,436
South Africa591:918,26658,838
France351:1,897,792163,564
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
China31:455,773,85521,925
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0921:11,6521,777
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3321:151,26114,016

Baldock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Baldock,' a parish in Hertfordshire, eighteen miles from Hertford.

Robert de Baldok, Northamptonshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

William de Baldak, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Elyas Baldek, Wiltshire, ibid.

1537. George Baldock and Agnes Hatton: Marriage Lic. (London).

1648. Married — Nathan Baldocke and Ann Gibbons: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).

1676. Baptised — George, s. Samuel Baldocke: St. Mary Aldermary.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) 1 belonging to Baldock = the Bald Oak. [Middle English balled, bald + Middle English o(c)k, Old English ác, oak-tree] Robert de Baldok.—Plac. de Quo Warr.

2 the Anglo-Saxon pers. name *B(e)aldoc. [Old English b(e)ald, bold + the diminutive suff. -oc]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A town in co. Herts. BALDRIC. Hugh fil' Baldri was sheriff of Northumberland. Domesd. In other counties he is styled fil' Baldrici. A baptismal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Bedfordshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Baldock is an old Kent name. The vicar of Reculver in 1594 was thus called, and the name was represented in Aylesford at the end of the 17th century. During the last century there were memorials to the Baldock family in Denham Church, and a hundred years since there were Baldocks in Canterbury (H.); the name is also represented in Notts. Baldock is a parish in Herts.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Baldock Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Baldock Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Baldock occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Baldock? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 56,344th most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 809,637 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 44 percent of Baldock reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 43 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 3,724 people, or 1 in 14,962. In England it is primarily found in: Kent, where 21 percent are found, Greater London, where 13 percent are found and East Sussex, where 7 percent are found. Other than England this surname exists in 40 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Baldock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Baldock has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Baldock surname increased 178 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 386 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 9,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Baldock Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Baldock surname is predominantly Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Baldock last name are 18.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.22% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Baldock earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.5% more than the national average, earning R 412,296 per year; in United States they earn 0.72% less than the national average, earning $42,837 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.92% more than the national average, earning $55,108 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bauldock9331/
Baldocke939/
Baldocck931/
Baldoock931/
Balldock931/
Baldok926/
Baldoc923/
Boldock8693/
Baldoke8613/
Baldack862/
Baldodk861/
Baldouk860/
Bolddock800/
Bolldock800/
Baldak77145/
Valdok7724/
Baldac7720/
Boldok779/
Boldoc775/
Baldog772/
Valdoc771/
Voldock7194/
Baldakh711/
Boldack711/
Baldask710/
Baldoque67180/
Bhaltdak672/
Baldough672/
Baldogue671/
Bouldouk671/

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