Jock Surname

10,446th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53,872 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Jock Surname Definition:

A Scot. form of Jack, q.v.

The Laird’s Jock ane, the Laird’s Wat twa.—Jock o’ the Side, 22.

Jock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan49,1441:23242
United States1,4581:248,60023,661
Kenya1,2251:37,6984,036
Nigeria1,0221:173,33010,722
France2431:273,34542,057
Germany2011:400,52536,990
Malaysia1601:184,33911,025
Canada951:387,84834,448
Brazil801:2,675,92980,209
Sudan491:765,5142,614
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
England171:3,277,533109,658
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Solomon Islands151:38,6697,565
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
India91:85,229,487684,495
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
China31:455,773,85521,925
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Malta11:430,2723,380
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2341:214,61018,363

Jock (19,159) may also be a first name.

Jock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Scot. form of Jack, q.v.

The Laird’s Jock ane, the Laird’s Wat twa.—Jock o’ the Side, 22.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Jock Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jock (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻮﻙ) is carried by more people in South Sudan than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Jock.

How Common Is The Last Name Jock? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jock is the 10,446th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 135,275 people. The last name Jock occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Jock live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Jock is also the 39,069th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 19,159 people.

Jock is most frequently used in South Sudan, where it is held by 49,144 people, or 1 in 232. Without taking into account South Sudan this last name occurs in 49 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.

Jock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jock has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jock last name grew 623 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 850 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jock Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Jock last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Jock surname are 27.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.81% being registered with the political party.

The amount Jock earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 21.9% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,630 per year; in South Africa they earn 75.33% less than the national average, earning R 58,632 per year; in United States they earn 9.19% less than the national average, earning $39,185 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.87% less than the national average, earning $37,822 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jouck89339/
Tjock89188/
Djock89165/
Jocke89100/
Ajock8980/
Ojock8917/
Ejock8916/
Joick892/
Ijock892/
Juock891/
Joock891/
Jockk891/
Jok86110,301/
Joc86156/
D'Jock8010/
Djouck803/
Djocke802/
Jockch801/
Jack75192,069/
Ajok7587,021/
Ojok7573,117/
Sock758,423/
Zock754,034/
Ajoc752,990/
Yock751,566/
Joke75684/
Ejoc75646/
Ijok75344/
Ejok75304/
Eock75250/
Jouk75224/
Tjok75184/
Jokh75174/
Ojoc75169/
Jokś75163/
Ujoc75107/
Jook7593/
Djok7564/
Ujok7555/
Hjok7555/
Jiok7545/
Juok7526/
Joik7521/
Joyc7520/
Jokš7511/
Jokk758/
Jhok755/
Ijoc755/
Joyk754/
Iock753/
Joic753/
Johk753/
Jocc752/
Jodc752/
Jotc751/
Jodk751/
Johc751/
Jouc751/
Juoc751/
Xjok751/
Djoc751/
Jhoc751/
Jogc751/
Jogk751/
Jocp751/
Jocq751/
Jokq751/
Joqc751/
Jyoc751/
Jzoc751/
Jocksch73253/
Joschke7331/
Jacke671,110/
Djoke671,033/
Hajok67988/
Joukh67500/
Jeuck67481/
Ijoke67371/
Jioke67344/
Youck67135/
Jokhe67112/
Joksz6792/
Yocke6772/
Soyck6764/
Zouck6750/
Joucq6749/
Jocqs6736/
Joike6735/
Soick6735/
Soock6734/
Ziock6732/
Djack6726/
Jouke6723/
Zoock6722/
Ijack6721/
Djouk6720/
Zocke6720/
Jooke6717/
Jooks6713/
Jihok6712/
Hojok678/
Jaack676/
Jijok676/
Sockh675/
Jhokh674/
Jacck674/
Jocqz674/
Ojiok674/
Jackh673/
Jokke673/
Jackc673/
Djocs673/
Jhoke672/
Aijok672/
Ehock672/
Cuock672/
Jookh672/
Oyock672/
Heock671/
Jodkh671/
Ihock671/
Djook671/
Coick671/
Eocke671/
Yoack671/
Yockh671/
Uiock671/
Tjook671/
Dcock671/
Hyock671/
Ejiok671/
Ijouk671/
Jackq671/
Jaëck671/
Jijoc671/
Hejok671/
Joikt671/
Jokhs671/
Jokss671/
Jokšs671/
Jotke671/
Joukz671/
Oyjoc671/
Socqk671/
Hajoc671/
Jioks671/
Joscp671/
Jackk671/
Tjoke671/
Szjok671/
Cogck671/
Jgioc671/
Jhack671/
Ji'ok671/
Jokcx671/
Joygc671/
Joqkt671/
Hiock671/
Jouhk670/
Suock670/
Eoick670/
Johcs670/
Tjack670/

Jock Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jock in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻮﻙjwk-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jock
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