Brock is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Germany, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Brock
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, Germany, England
Meaning:

Brock is variant form of Brockie. Brocach, mottled, speckled, freckled; Su.-Goth., brokug, Scotch bruickie. This family are of Moray descent. Folks of Shields. It seems that the earliest known mention of the name is in the Chartulary of Moray, in 1364. Two brothers of the name came from Holland and settled south of the Forth, about the beginning of the XVIII century. They are supposed to have been descendants of refugees in Holland from Scotland.

Anglo-Saxon broc.— A badger. Also a medieval form of Brook. From one or other of these sources come the local surnames Brockbank, Brocksopp, Brockwell, Brockhurst, Brocklehurst, Brockway, etc.

Form of Broek. Of the marsh, pool, or fen. Brock also signifies small-clothes; and the family of Abbenbroek (i.e., Abbe's marsh) carry a pair in their Arms.

The is a variant of Broek. Of the marsh, pool, or fen. Brock also signifies small-clothes; and the family of Abbenbroek (i.e., Abbe's marsh) carry a pair in their Arms.

A variant of Bruck. Dweller at, or near, a bridge.

Family name Brock is variant form of Bruck. Dweller at, or near, a bridge.

Dweller on the newly cleared and enclosed land; dweller near the stream or marsh land; dweller at the sign of the badger; one who lived near the Brock River, in Lancashire.

The surname Brock is the variant of Brocks. Dweller on the newly cleared and enclosed land; dweller near the stream or marsh land; dweller at the sign of the badger; one who lived near the Brock River, in Lancashire.

Lastname Brock is variant of the Brocks. Dweller on the newly cleared and enclosed land; dweller near the stream or marsh land; dweller at the sign of the badger; one who lived near the Brock River, in Lancashire.

Brock is a form of Broke. An archaism of Brook. The baronet springs from William de Doyto del Broke, circ. temp. King John.

Surname Brock is form of Broke. An archaism of Brook. The baronet springs from William de Doyto del Broke, circ. temp. King John.

A variation of Brockie. Brocach, mottled, speckled, freckled; Su.-Goth., brokug, Scotch bruickie. This family are of Moray descent. Folks of Shields. It seems that the earliest known mention of the name is in the Chartulary of Moray, in 1364. Two brothers of the name came from Holland and settled south of the Forth, about the beginning of the XVIII century. They are supposed to have been descendants of refugees in Holland from Scotland.

How popular is Brock?

Brock is common in United States, Germany, England, Australia, Canada, Ghana, Brazil, Denmark, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, Wales, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, France, Ireland, Thailand, Japan.

Brock is ranked 5251 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Brock bearers increased by 2.83 per cent in 2010 US census to 61369 since 2000, the surname slipped by 44 spots and ranked at 546. The last name was found in around 2 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 83.03 85.02
Black 11.74 11.18
Hispanic or Latino 2.02 1.36
Others 1.98 1.43
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.76 0.68
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.46 0.33
Brock is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Falkland Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 108023 people have been found who wears Brock as their family name. Brock is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Brock:
495 United States81,689
Countries with thousands of Brock:
1,401 Germany7,318
1,495 England5,511
1,174 Australia3,426
1,946 Canada2,791
Countries with hundreds of Brock:
3,309 Ghana970
8,740 Brazil948
829 Denmark625
1,350 New Zealand570
1,345 Scotland562
13,025 South Africa501
723 Wales475
6,048 Netherlands469
7,276 Belgium257
6,962 Austria196
56,030 France176
2,576 Ireland165
95,829 Thailand126
20,860 Japan118
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
7,360 Sweden97
2,532 Northern Ireland86
2,676 Panama68
14,638 Peru59
2,953 Jamaica56
34,832 Spain53
8,990 Colombia51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
311 Guernsey44
9,432 Dominican Republic39
2,557 Guyana37
18,822 Norway34
7,666 Singapore30
14,967 Kuwait29
23,433 Switzerland28
9,235 Estonia27
16,565 Chile24
96,069 Italy23
30,806 Mexico22
275,629 Russia20
34,739 Israel19
20,788 Venezuela19
1,193 Jersey17
104,965 Poland17
3,823 Angola16
184,366 Philippines16
690 Bermuda15
66,551 Zimbabwe14
70,223 Czechia13
552,550 India13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
4,148 Costa Rica10
3,685 Hong Kong10
8,933 China8
3,029 Guam8
15,196 Solomon Islands7
51,993 United Arab Emirates6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Pathk. Brock from Ireland aboard the Oxford from Liverpool on January 16, 1846 during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 24 years old when he arrived in USA. William Brock (26) Workman, James Brock, aged 24, Peter Brock (20) Workman, Thomas Brock (31) Mason, 33 years old George Brock, Pat Brock (21) Workman, Mary Brock (60) Widow, Margt. Brock, aged 30, and 24 other Brock around 68.18% of whom were workman while others worked as spinster migrated to US from Liverpool, Glasgow and Greenock.

From Italy

Luigi Brock worked as miner and hailed from Italy. 19 years old embarked for Hirerug from Havre on La Bourgogne and arrived on April 1, 1895. Farmer Luigi Brock, are others that migrated to US.

From Germany

24 years old farmer J.P. Brock who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on August 20, 1850 by Magdalene put out from Bremen. 24 years old Rica Brock, Anna Brock, aged 20, Farmer Anna Brock, Catherine Brock (26) Farmer, Elizabeth Brock, aged 18, 15 years old Gertrude Brock, Johann Brock (27) Farmer, Farmer Joseph Brock, and 182 other Brock around 40.95% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer and daughter, mason, merchant, shoemaker, clerk, servant migrated to US.

Brock Namesakes

  • Alice Brock, American artist
  • Edwin Brock, British poet
  • C. E. Brock,
  • Robert L. Brock, {{cite web
  • Thomas Brock, English sculptor, and medallist
  • Edwin C. Brock, American Egyptologist
  • Richard Brock, worked
  • S. F. Brock, American racecar driver
  • Sebastian Brock,
  • Rovenia M. Brock, Dr
  • Isaac Brock, British Army officer and colonial administrator
  • Lou Brock, American former professional baseball player
  • Peter Brock, "
  • David Brock, American liberal political consultant, author
  • Andrew C. Brock, served almost eight terms as a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state’s thirty-fourth Senate district
  • Bill Brock, former Republican United States senator
  • Dave Brock, English singer-songwriter and musician
  • William Emerson Brock, Democratic United States Senator from Tennessee
  • Napoleon Murphy Brock, American singer, saxophonist and flute player
  • Stevie Brock, American pop singer
  • Lawrence Brock, Nebraska Democratic politician
  • Calvin Brock, American former professional boxer
  • Raheem Brock, former American football defensive end
  • Dieter Brock, former Canadian Football League and National Football League player and now works as a coach
  • Charley Brock, American football center and linebacker
  • Randy Brock, American politician
  • Tony Brock, British rock drummer
  • Chad Brock, American country music singer and disc jockey
  • William A. Brock, mathematical economist and a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison since 1975
  • Kathy Brock, former a news anchor at WLS-TV
  • Stan Brock, former American football player and coach
  • Stuart Brock, English footballer
  • George F. Brock, United States Navy Carpenter's Mate received the Medal of Honor for actions on board the off San Diego
  • Kara Brock, American television and film actress,
  • Tricia Brock, American contemporary Christian singer-songwriter raised
  • Frank Arthur Brock, British officer of the Royal Naval Air Service
  • Jeremy Brock, British writer and director whose works include the screenplays 'Mrs Brown', 'Driving Lessons'
  • Pete Brock, automotive and trailer designer
  • William Rees Brock, Canadian businessman and politician
  • Geoffrey Brock, American poet and translator
  • Matt Brock, former American football player

Brock Namesakes

  • Alice Brock, American artist
  • Edwin Brock, British poet
  • C. E. Brock,
  • Robert L. Brock, {{cite web
  • Thomas Brock, English sculptor, and medallist
  • Edwin C. Brock, American Egyptologist
  • Richard Brock, worked
  • S. F. Brock, American racecar driver
  • Sebastian Brock,
  • Rovenia M. Brock, Dr
  • Isaac Brock, British Army officer and colonial administrator
  • Lou Brock, American former professional baseball player
  • Peter Brock, "
  • David Brock, American liberal political consultant, author
  • Andrew C. Brock, served almost eight terms as a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state’s thirty-fourth Senate district
  • Bill Brock, former Republican United States senator
  • Dave Brock, English singer-songwriter and musician
  • William Emerson Brock, Democratic United States Senator from Tennessee
  • Napoleon Murphy Brock, American singer, saxophonist and flute player
  • Stevie Brock, American pop singer
  • Lawrence Brock, Nebraska Democratic politician
  • Calvin Brock, American former professional boxer
  • Raheem Brock, former American football defensive end
  • Dieter Brock, former Canadian Football League and National Football League player and now works as a coach
  • Charley Brock, American football center and linebacker
  • Randy Brock, American politician
  • Tony Brock, British rock drummer
  • Chad Brock, American country music singer and disc jockey
  • William A. Brock, mathematical economist and a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison since 1975
  • Kathy Brock, former a news anchor at WLS-TV
  • Stan Brock, former American football player and coach
  • Stuart Brock, English footballer
  • George F. Brock, United States Navy Carpenter's Mate received the Medal of Honor for actions on board the off San Diego
  • Kara Brock, American television and film actress,
  • Tricia Brock, American contemporary Christian singer-songwriter raised
  • Frank Arthur Brock, British officer of the Royal Naval Air Service
  • Jeremy Brock, British writer and director whose works include the screenplays 'Mrs Brown', 'Driving Lessons'
  • Pete Brock, automotive and trailer designer
  • William Rees Brock, Canadian businessman and politician
  • Geoffrey Brock, American poet and translator
  • Matt Brock, former American football player

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