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

The surname Stocks is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Stöcks. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

Stocks is the 33,477^th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 459,203 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Stocks reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Stocks is also the 2,036,353^rd most numerous given name world-wide, held by 27 people.

Stocks is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 6,583 people, or 1 in 55,060. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 17 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Virginia, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname exists in 67 countries. It is also common in England, where 36 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Stocks Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Stocks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stocks surname increased 615 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 124 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 447 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Stocks Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Stocks surname are 7.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.53% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Stocks earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.82% more than the national average, earning R 391,668 per year; in United States they earn 4.48% less than the national average, earning $41,218 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.46% more than the national average, earning $50,409 CAD per year.