Stocks Surname

33,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,870 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Stocks Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the stock,' the stump, the trunk of a tree, post, Sec, from residence thereby; compare Stubbs. A big, exposed tree-trunk, or clump of tree-trunks, would readily give a surname to one who lived close by.

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Stocks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,5831:55,0606,571
England5,7751:9,6481,421
Australia1,2791:21,1072,931
Germany5431:148,26117,819
Canada5031:73,2528,317
Scotland3301:16,2242,000
South Africa1711:316,82930,013
New Zealand1401:32,3455,645
Wales761:40,7183,964
India671:11,448,737210,278
Sweden581:169,77211,770
Spain311:1,508,13046,256
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Portugal281:372,08012,265
France281:2,372,240182,981
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Isle of Man171:5,0481,065
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Finland121:458,05828,977
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
China51:273,464,31313,838
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,9781:8,1851,250
Scotland2671:14,0201,602
Wales171:92,2604,121
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0701:46,9335,387

The alternate forms: Stöcks (66) are calculated separately.

Stocks (27) may also be a first name.

Stocks Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the stock,' the stump, the trunk of a tree, post, Sec, from residence thereby; compare Stubbs. A big, exposed tree-trunk, or clump of tree-trunks, would readily give a surname to one who lived close by. But v. Stoke.

Reginald de la Stocke, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de la Stocke, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Jordan atte Stokk, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

William atte Stock, Somerset, 1 Edward III t ibid.

Reginald atte Stocke, Close Roll, 4 Edward III.

Johanna del Stok, 1409:: Corpus Christi Guild (Surtees Society).

1788. Married — Richard Vaughan and Mary Stocks: St. George, Hanover Square.

1790. — Thomas Stock and Elizabeth Beake: ibid.

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

English names of local origin. Adam and William of Stokis (in England), 1264 (Bain, I, 2363).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Pl., and genit., of Stock,q.v.

He swor her this, by stokkes and by stones.—Chaucer, Troil. & Cris., iii. 589.

And all about old stockes and stubs of trees.—Spenser, Faerie Queene, I. ix. 34.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller near a monastery or holy place.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

1. The stock of a tree seems a very unlikely origin for a family name, yet Zouch and Curzon seem analogous, as does the French Racine, not to mention the English Roots. 2. Parishes, &c., in cos. Worcester, Essex, Somerset, Dorset, and York.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Stock, name of parishes cos. Essex, Dorset, Somerset, Worcester, and York; from Anglo-Saxon stoc, a place.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A location name from the Flemish, from the German, Stock; from the Dutch, Stok; in the Domesday Book, Stochi, Stoches; a personal name. De Stok and De Stokes occur several times in Rotuli de Oblatis et Finibus, King John

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Stocks take the name of an Essex parish. Mr. Stock, gent., owned Philpots farm in Roding - Morell in the middle of last century (M.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Stocks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stocks is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Stöcks. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Stocks? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 33,477th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 459,203 people. The surname Stocks is mostly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Stocks reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread first name in the world, held by 27 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 6,583 people, or 1 in 55,060. In The United States it is primarily found in: North Carolina, where 17 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Virginia, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 67 countries. It also occurs in England, where 36 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Stocks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stocks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stocks last name grew 615 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 124 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 447 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Stocks Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Stocks last name is primarily Anglican (83%) in Ireland.

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stöcks9466/
Stockås928/
Stoecks920/
Stoks91574/
Stocs913/
Stacks833,776/
Stockx83239/
Stucks83222/
Stooks83154/
Stecks83143/
Stoics8310/
Stouks834/
Shtoks831/
Stochs830/
Stoeks830/
Stokse830/
Stoikes77117/
Staacks7731/
Sztoics7722/
Stoykes771/
Stackcs771/
Stokx73280/
Staks73153/
Stecs738/
Stocx738/
Stacs738/
Steks737/
Stucs736/
Stuks736/
Stogs734/
Stokz732/
Stāks731/
Staackcs7111/
Staaks67270/
Stachs6723/
Stackz6719/
Steckx6711/
Stocch678/
Steeks672/
Staeks672/
Stauks671/
Stasks671/
Stutcs671/
Stoggs671/
Stuckz671/
Sztács671/
Stakse670/

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