Hockings Surname

242,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,642 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Hockings Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Henry,' from nick. Hal. diminutive Halkin, more commonly Hawkin. This again has been corrupted to Hockin, and with excrescent 'g' to Hocking. The genitive form is Hockings; compare Jennings for Jenins.

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Hockings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1,0151:26,5973,615
England3791:147,01314,138
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
New Zealand461:98,44213,260
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Scotland101:535,38220,332
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2371:102,85010,316
Wales121:130,7015,289
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Hockings Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Henry,' from nick. Hal. diminutive Halkin, more commonly Hawkin. This again has been corrupted to Hockin, and with excrescent 'g' to Hocking. The genitive form is Hockings; compare Jennings for Jenins. Hawkins, Hockin, and Hocking are familiar Cornish variants of Hawkin, which see.

1591. Married — Fraunces Hocken and Margret Todhunter: St. Mary Aldermary.

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

Hocking's (Son).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The Hokings, according to Ferguson, were a Frisian people, and derived their name from one Hoce, mentioned in the poem of Beowulf. Mr. Kemble (Archaeolog. Journ.) observes that Hoce is a "mythical personage, probably the heros eponymus of the Frisian tribe, the founder of the Hocings, and a progenitor of the imperial race of Charlemagne."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Hockings Last Name Facts

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

Hockings has its highest incidence in Australia. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hockings? popularity and diffusion

Hockings is the 242,956th most common surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,438,213 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 65 percent of Hockings live; 65 percent live in Australasia and 65 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Hockings is most frequently used in Australia, where it is held by 1,015 people, or 1 in 26,597. In Australia Hockings is most frequent in: Queensland, where 34 percent are found, New South Wales, where 32 percent are found and South Australia, where 18 percent are found. Not including Australia it exists in 22 countries. It is also common in England, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Hockings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hockings has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Hockings last name expanded 160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 272 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hockings Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hockings surname are 25.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.41% being registered with the party.

The amount Hockings earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.24% more than the national average, earning $47,998 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.4% less than the national average, earning $44,019 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hokings931/
Hookings88500/
Hoskings88362/
Huckings8813/
Hackings882/
Hodkings882/
Gockings881/
Okings865/
Hutckings821/
Houchings820/
Hakings8020/
O'Kings801/
Eckings800/
Haskings75139/
Huskings7547/
Huchings759/
Hekkings753/
Hukkings751/
Hachings751/
Hoskinks751/
Haukings750/
Gookings750/
Hatkings750/
Akings7156/
Ekings7117/
Chachings711/
Hugchings710/
Huchinngs710/
Askings6722/
Adkings675/
Auskings6323/
Godskengs590/
Adkinks531/
Adkingx531/
Atkinks531/

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