Bock is used as a family name or surname in Scotland, Germany. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bock
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Scotland, Germany
Meaning:

Dweller at the sign of the buck; one thought to have some of the qualities of a male goat; descendant of Burgio, a pet form of names commencing with Burg meaning stronghold, as Burghard and Burgoald.

How popular is Bock?

Bock is common in Germany, United States, South Africa, Brazil, Namibia, Austria, Australia, France, Canada, Denmark, Poland, Netherlands, Botswana, Argentina, Djibouti, Belgium, Switzerland, Israel, Senegal, Dominican Republic, Hungary, Sweden, Czechia, England, Mexico, Egypt, Luxembourg, Mauritania.

Bock is ranked 6236 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Bock bearers increased by 0.1 per cent in 2010 US census to 13382 since 2000, the surname slipped by 215 spots and ranked at 2691. The last name was found in around 5 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.13 95.65
Hispanic or Latino 2.53 1.79
Others 1.36 1.19
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.15 0.62
Black 0.49 0.54
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.34 0.22
Bock is quite popular family name mostly used in Germany however Namibia is ahead in terms of density. Around 90920 people have been found who wears Bock as their family name. Bock is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Bock:
127 Germany51,235
2,366 United States19,241
Countries with thousands of Bock:
2,044 South Africa3,342
3,061 Brazil2,624
111 Namibia2,521
495 Austria1,882
2,694 Australia1,389
6,256 France1,376
4,534 Canada1,038
Countries with hundreds of Bock:
719 Denmark714
12,144 Poland487
7,995 Netherlands360
1,161 Botswana320
12,355 Argentina293
287 Djibouti275
7,161 Belgium262
4,777 Switzerland254
4,741 Israel253
842 Senegal251
2,243 Dominican Republic247
4,904 Hungary213
3,624 Sweden212
9,176 Czechia194
23,336 England180
11,559 Mexico158
38,342 Egypt122
740 Luxembourg112
3,085 Mauritania103
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
10,849 Slovakia95
5,195 Portugal94
22,423 Cameroon93
25,213 Spain93
136,584 Thailand82
2,196 Paraguay79
7,175 Chile75
68,465 Italy64
26,457 Malaysia55
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
14,873 Norway46
4,827 Guatemala45
37,604 Romania41
4,042 Panama36
18,432 New Zealand27
16,331 Venezuela27
2,848 Honduras26
3,238 China23
9,673 Ireland18
23,349 Finland17
14,535 Ecuador16
1,526 Guam16
16,471 Scotland14
18,211 Singapore13
14,239 Wales13
25,625 United Arab Emirates12
377,010 Russia11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
434,432 Indonesia10
213,993 Philippines10
18,838 Colombia9
32,607 Saudi Arabia9
719 Swaziland9
26,217 Estonia8
1,243 South Korea7
89,049 Greece6
118,663 Papua New Guinea6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Emma Bock hailed from Burg, Prussia. 16 years old embarked for New York from Hamburg & Southampton on Furst Bismarck and arrived on November 28, 1891. Pauline Bock (23), Barbara Bock, aged 18, Louis Bock (22) Farmer, R. Bock, aged 30, R. Bock (32) Farmer, 17 years old Friedrich Bock, Miss-H. Bock, aged 23, W. Bock, aged 17, Anna Bock, aged 8, Anna Bock, Heinrich Bock (6), Heinrich Bock, aged 19, Heinrich Bock (29) Joiner, Farmer Heinrich Bock, Margarethe Bock, Susanna Bock (6 months old), and 1884 other Bock around 39.16% of whom were farmer while others worked as tailor and joiner, baker, carpenter, mechanic, shoemaker, cultivator, laborer, miller, teacher, smith, saddler, bar keeper, servant, merchant, miner, butcher, undefined code, seamstress, cartwright, locksmith, country man, weaver, waiter, tanner, daughter, mason, cooper, bird seller, seaman, clerk, engineer, gentleman, brewer, painter, cook-baker, watchmaker, bookbinder, gardener, dealer, basket maker, blacksmith, spinster, cigar maker, boot &, shoe maker, bricklayer, bird man, musician, glazier, tourist, student migrated to US from Hamburg, Havre, Bremen, Antwerp and Rotterdam.

Bock Namesakes

  • Alan Bock, American libertarian author
  • Frederick C. Bock, World War II pilot
  • Thomas Bock, English-Australian artist and an early adopter of photography
  • Gisela Bock, German historian
  • Michel Bock, Canadian historian
  • Dennis Bock, Canadian novelist and short story writer
  • Richard Bock, American sculptor and associate of Frank Lloyd Wright
  • Amy Bock, Tasmanian-born New Zealand female confidence trickster and male impersonator
  • Théophile de Bock, Dutch painter belonging to the Hague School
  • Carl Ernst Bock, German physician and anatomist
  • John Bock, German artist
  • Lars Bock, former Danish handball player
  • Ior Bock, Swedish-speaking Finnish tour guide, actor
  • Fedor von Bock, German field marshal
  • Jerry Bock, American musical theater composer
  • Darrell L. Bock, American evangelical Christian New Testament scholar
  • Hieronymus Bock, The details of his life are unclear
  • Brittany Bock, American soccer midfielder
  • Ernest Bock, South African cricketer
  • Audie Bock, American film scholar and politician
  • Nathan Bock, Australian rules footballer
  • Adam Bock, Canadian playwright currently living
  • Friedrich-Wilhelm Bock, German Waffen-SS commander during World War II
  • Fritz Bock, Officeholder
  • Ed Bock, American football player and businessman
  • Charles Bock, American writer whose debut 2008 novel 'Beautiful Children' was selected by 'The New York Times' as a Notable Book of the Year for 2008

Bock Namesakes

  • Alan Bock, American libertarian author
  • Frederick C. Bock, World War II pilot
  • Thomas Bock, English-Australian artist and an early adopter of photography
  • Gisela Bock, German historian
  • Michel Bock, Canadian historian
  • Dennis Bock, Canadian novelist and short story writer
  • Richard Bock, American sculptor and associate of Frank Lloyd Wright
  • Amy Bock, Tasmanian-born New Zealand female confidence trickster and male impersonator
  • Théophile de Bock, Dutch painter belonging to the Hague School
  • Carl Ernst Bock, German physician and anatomist
  • John Bock, German artist
  • Lars Bock, former Danish handball player
  • Ior Bock, Swedish-speaking Finnish tour guide, actor
  • Fedor von Bock, German field marshal
  • Jerry Bock, American musical theater composer
  • Darrell L. Bock, American evangelical Christian New Testament scholar
  • Hieronymus Bock, The details of his life are unclear
  • Brittany Bock, American soccer midfielder
  • Ernest Bock, South African cricketer
  • Audie Bock, American film scholar and politician
  • Nathan Bock, Australian rules footballer
  • Adam Bock, Canadian playwright currently living
  • Friedrich-Wilhelm Bock, German Waffen-SS commander during World War II
  • Fritz Bock, Officeholder
  • Ed Bock, American football player and businessman
  • Charles Bock, American writer whose debut 2008 novel 'Beautiful Children' was selected by 'The New York Times' as a Notable Book of the Year for 2008

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