Stocken Surname
Approximately 378 people bear this surname
Stocken Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the stocking,' i.e. the little stock, a diminutive of Stock, which see. Curiously enough, the article of dress so called is a diminutive of the same word (v. stocking, Skeat's Dictionary).
Read More About This SurnameStocken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 222 | 1:250,982 | 20,313 |
| South Africa | 59 | 1:918,266 | 58,838 |
| United States | 42 | 1:8,629,975 | 373,648 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 100 | 1:243,754 | 17,902 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 33 | 1:1,521,778 | 81,120 |
The alternate forms: Stöcken (134) are calculated separately.
Stocken Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the stocking,' i.e. the little stock, a diminutive of Stock, which see. Curiously enough, the article of dress so called is a diminutive of the same word (v. stocking, Skeat's Dictionary).
Edmund del Stocking, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1759- Married — John Stocking (Norfolk) and Elizabeth Wright: St. George, Hanover Square.
A Middle English pl. form of Stock, q.v.
Local. De Stocking. H.R. I cannot find the place.
Local. From Stoc, Saxon, a place, and ing, low land, a meadow.
From some local name compounded of Anglo-Saxon ing, a meadow. Stocken is a surname, and De Stocking is found in H.R. See Stock.
From Stockend; a location name in Warwickshire, Worcestershire.
Stocken Demographics
Average Stocken Salary in
United States
$42,188 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Stocken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Stocken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Stocken occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Stöcken. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Stocken? popularity and diffusion
The surname Stocken is the 757,040th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 19,279,222 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Stocken reside; 59 percent reside in Northern Europe and 59 percent reside in British Isles.
It is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 222 people, or 1 in 250,982. In England Stocken is most common in: Nottinghamshire, where 25 percent live, Kent, where 14 percent live and Greater London, where 10 percent live. Outside of England Stocken occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.
Stocken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Stocken has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Stocken last name increased 222 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 127 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Stocken Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Stocken last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Stocken surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.
The amount Stocken earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 12.82% less than the national average, earning R 207,168 per year; in United States they earn 2.23% less than the national average, earning $42,188 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.05% less than the national average, earning $46,182 CAD per year.
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