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Where Does The Last Name Hocking Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Hocking occurs most in Australia. It can also occur in the variant forms: Höcking. Click here for other possible spellings of Hocking.

How Common Is The Last Name Hocking? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 32,716^th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 448,326 people. Hocking is predominantly found in Oceania, where 48 percent of Hocking reside; 48 percent reside in Australasia and 48 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. Hocking is also the 422,632^nd most prevalent forename throughout the world, borne by 414 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is borne by 7,492 people, or 1 in 3,603. In Australia Hocking is mostly concentrated in: Victoria, where 46 percent are found, New South Wales, where 25 percent are found and South Australia, where 14 percent are found. Beside Australia this surname exists in 45 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent are found and England, where 21 percent are found.

Hocking Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Hocking has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hocking last name grew 653 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 145 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 342 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 2,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hocking Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Hocking surname is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hocking last name are 9.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.28% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hocking earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 48.04% more than the national average, earning 512,320 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 93.14% more than the national average, earning R 458,976 per year; in United States they earn 6.2% more than the national average, earning $45,823 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.51% more than the national average, earning $52,422 CAD per year.