Bocking Surname

299,919th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Bocking Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Bocking (Essex), the Anglo-Saxon Boccing= prob. the Beech-Mea­dow. [O.E, bóc, beech+ing, meadow]

Bocking Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6281:88,7239,617
Australia2751:98,16611,125
Canada1961:187,98818,553
United States511:7,107,038327,397
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Uruguay191:180,61914,948
Wales151:206,30213,003
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4131:59,0206,931
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Böcking (1,076) are calculated separately.

Bocking Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Bocking (Essex), the Anglo-Saxon Boccing= prob. the Beech-Mea­dow. [O.E, bóc, beech+ing, meadow]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Essex. De Boking is found in H.R. in association with co. Gloucester.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Bocking Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bocking occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Böcking. For other possible spellings of Bocking click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bocking? popularity and diffusion

It is the 299,919th most common family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,747,276 people. Bocking is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Bocking are found; 51 percent are found in Northern Europe and 51 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Bocking is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 628 people, or 1 in 88,723. In England it is most frequent in: Essex, where 18 percent are found, Norfolk, where 15 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 7 percent are found. Beside England this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 22 percent are found and Canada, where 15 percent are found.

Bocking Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bocking has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 152 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 243 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bocking Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Bocking last name is chiefly Methodist (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States Bocking are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

The amount Bocking earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 20.28% more than the national average, earning R 285,840 per year; in United States they earn 28.09% less than the national average, earning $31,027 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.67% less than the national average, earning $49,352 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Böcking951,076/
Boecking93242/
Boking92120/
Bocing92104/
Becking861,439/
Bücking86909/
Bokings86215/
Bucking86207/
Vocking86169/
Bokking8690/
Backing8657/
Bouking8627/
Bokieng8616/
Bogking8616/
Boyking8612/
Booking868/
Buoking865/
Boching862/
Boeking861/
Bodking861/
Boucing861/
Bocuing861/
Botking860/
Bokng831/
Boukieng8017/
Bouching802/
Buckingh801/
Bodkings800/
Beecking800/
Baking771,607/
Buking77334/
Bokeng77312/
Beking77235/
Böking7737/
Bacing7720/
Boceng772/
Boqing772/
Büking771/
Voking771/
Bucing770/
Buschking751/
Bockcheng751/
Vöcking71525/
Buckinx71470/
Bekking71380/
Boukeng71163/
Beeking71120/
Boquing7163/
Baching7140/
Bagking7137/
Bugking7130/
Backeng7127/
Bakking7121/
Baccing7110/
Baucing718/
Vouking717/
Bocheng717/
Backäng717/
Bokyong715/
Bäckäng714/
Bauking712/
Bakiong712/
Baeking711/
Badking711/
Vockeng711/
Butking711/
Budking711/
Bocceng711/
Buching710/
Bakingue67181/
Bokengue67126/
Boucheng6753/
Bacquing6714/
Bushking675/
Bocnk673/
Bukng672/
Bashking672/
Bekng671/
Beusking671/
Baskings670/
Buisking670/

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