Walock Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
France

Walock Surname Definition:

WALLOCK: In Gaelic, Guala is a mountain projection, and loch, a lake. Wallock, a highland dance. Guallak, Cornish-British, a brag, a boaster.

Walock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:3,775,614208,022
France181:3,690,151224,666
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Walock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

WALLOCK: In Gaelic, Guala is a mountain projection, and loch, a lake. Wallock, a highland dance. Guallak, Cornish-British, a brag, a boaster.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Walock Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walock is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Walock.

How Common Is The Last Name Walock? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,710,039th most numerous last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. The last name Walock occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Walock are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 3,775,614. In The United States Walock is most prevalent in: Minnesota, where 27 percent live, North Dakota, where 22 percent live and Michigan, where 13 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also common in France, where 16 percent live.

Walock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Walock has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Walock surname increased 9,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Walock Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Walock last name are 17.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.71% registered with the party.

Walock earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.62% less than the national average, earning $33,389 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wallock92391/
Waylock9246/
Watlock9242/
Waslock921/
Waloick921/
Whalock920/
Walok91236/
Waitlock8610/
Weatlock861/
Whealock860/
Wallocks860/
Wolock8359/
Welock8345/
Waloke8343/
Walack8340/
Walocq838/
Waslok836/
Walloc832/
Walosk832/
Walouk831/
Wealoc831/
Watloc831/
Waelok831/
Wallok831/
Waylok831/
Whaitlock801/
Wallack771,247/
Wollock7783/
Watlack7731/
Walouke7717/
Whelock777/
Woolock776/
Weelock775/
Weylock773/
Weilock773/
Baloock772/
Balouck772/
Weloock772/
Wallosk771/
Balyock771/
Vallock771/
Waaloke771/
Walacke771/
Balockh771/
Baalock771/
Walhook771/
Whalack770/
Wasloke770/
Walloschke7539/
Walak73833/
Walog73613/
Wolok73180/
Valok7333/
Welok7320/
Valoc735/
Ualok731/
Woloc731/
Wheelock715,945/
Woollock7143/
Whellock7113/
Beaulock719/
Walatcke714/
Waloszke712/
Wachhloc711/
Watlacks711/
Wheloock711/
Waliacke711/
Walloske711/
Walascke711/
Baullock710/
Whhelock710/
Walake67744/
Wallak6777/
Welack6763/
Wolack6753/
Volock6739/
Valyok6729/
Woloks6723/
Velock6722/
Valack6718/
Waulak6715/
Valocková6710/
Bailoc6710/
Balohc679/
Balouk678/
Vajlok677/
Wheellock676/
Waslak675/
Wolhok675/
Balhok675/
Valiok673/
Uolock673/
Walaak673/
Walatk673/
Valokh672/
Waliak672/
Wheeloock672/
Wolosk672/
Balôck672/
Bayloc672/
Balouc672/
Wolloc672/
Valook671/
Wuiloc671/
Weelok671/
Woloke671/
Valoke671/
Valockova671/
Wailog671/
Wallog671/
Balocg671/
Balogk671/
Balooc671/
Balhoc671/
Walogs671/
Bahlok671/
Wolook670/

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