Jocks Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Jocks Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of John'; v. Jex.

Jocks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Costa Rica131:367,6983,592
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
France11:66,422,722504,397
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales51:313,68310,604
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Jocks (24) may also be a first name.

Jocks Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of John'; v. Jex.

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

Jocks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jocks occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Jocks click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jocks? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,076,574th most frequently held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 31,684,982 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Jocks are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Jocks is also the 2,187,323rd most common first name on earth, held by 24 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 3,624,589. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 26 percent are found, New York, where 15 percent are found and Louisiana, where 11 percent are found. Apart from The United States Jocks is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 21 percent are found and South Africa, where 11 percent are found.

Jocks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jocks has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,667 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jocks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jocks surname are 0.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.94% being registered with the political party.

The amount Jocks earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 31.23% less than the national average, earning R 163,416 per year; in United States they earn 4.76% less than the national average, earning $41,094 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.63% less than the national average, earning $34,467 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joecks91424/
Joks89399/
Jocksch83253/
Jacks8011,775/
Cocks809,086/
Socks80282/
Yocks8095/
Joksz8092/
Jucks8073/
Jocqs8036/
Zocks8024/
Jokst8021/
Ojoks8021/
Jooks8013/
Joeks8010/
Jocse806/
Jochs804/
Djocs803/
Joksh802/
Jokhs801/
Ajoks801/
Jioks801/
Jokšs801/
Jokss801/
Jokse801/
Johcs800/
Jaacks73749/
Joksch73643/
Jackse7348/
Jackst739/
Jhooks733/
Zoucks733/
Jeacks732/
Juchks732/
Cock's732/
Coocks731/
Jack's731/
Jacksh731/
Jockch731/
Djokse731/
Soocks730/
Coucks730/
Scocks730/
Ziocks730/
Geocks730/
Youcks730/
Soucks730/
Jeucks730/
Jaks67683/
Jacksch67211/
Jokś67163/
Juks67158/
Jucksch67123/
Jõks67105/
Yoks67102/
Coks6789/
Caks6766/
Zoks6755/
Soks6735/
Iocksch6714/
Jokš6711/
Jooksch674/
Iocs672/
Zocs672/
Jogs671/
Joxs671/
Joksova671/
Djoukse671/
Josksch671/

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