Hocking is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Hocking
No. of characters: 7
Origin: England
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Hocking

How popular is Hocking?

Hocking is common in England.

Hocking is ranked 36423 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Hocking bearers increased by 1.192911 per cent in 2010 US census to 2969 since 2000, the surname slipped by 637 spots and ranked at 10748. The last name was found in around 10 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.3 95.16
Hispanic or Latino 2.63 1.36
Others 1.82 1.36
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.58 1.06
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.37 0.68
Black 0.3 0.37
Hocking is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Australia which signifies that it is originated from Australia. Around 13569 people have been found who wears Hocking as their family name. Hocking is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
7,031 China6
1,346 Bermuda6
567,967 Indonesia6
90,215 Germany3
24,269 Peru2
18,718 Thailand2
18,625 Japan2
1,118 Isle of Man2
134,667 Zimbabwe1
15,162 Costa Rica1
897,276 Russia1
7,292 Vietnam1
56,169 Mexico1
4,249 Cambodia1
37,493 Austria1
7,191 Afghanistan1
3,071 Jersey1
1,819 Laos1
40,340 Malaysia1
118,015 Netherlands1
21,562 Portugal1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
7,895 South Korea1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
53,505 Turkey1
165,773 Belarus1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
4,813 Hong Kong47
29,383 United Arab Emirates31
23,443 Norway26
65,136 Spain25
11,685 Singapore24
14,048 Ireland16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
117,149 France73
17,456 Switzerland63
Countries with hundreds of Hocking:
9,017 South Africa712
9,766 Canada407
2,502 New Zealand301
2,337 Wales169
3,830 Scotland158
Countries with thousands of Hocking:
590 Australia5,130
10,069 United States3,624
2,849 England2,716
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 28 years old blacksmith Walter Hocking who was residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on August 1, 1849 by American Eagle put out from London. Immigrant Sally Hocking, John Hocking (6), 5 years old George Hocking, Born at sea U Hocking, William Hocking (30) Immigrant, Jane Hocking (30) Immigrant, Nanny Hocking (5), 3 years old Mary Hocking, and 3 other Hocking migrated to US.

Hocking Namesakes

  • Adeline Hocking, Author
  • Gary Hocking, Race car driver
  • Amanda Hocking, Writer
  • Belinda Hocking, Backstroke swimmer
  • Deb Hocking, Actress
  • Denny Hocking, Baseball player
  • Garry Hocking, Australian Rules Footballer
  • Franny Hocking, Actress
  • Garry Hocking, Australian Rules Footballer
  • Lucy Hockings, Journalist
  • In 2012 drama flick, The Unusual Victims, Kristy Hocking portrayed Summer.

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