Stock Name Meaning: Originates from the Olde-English word 'stocc' which was the word used to describe a tree trunk.
A name which became popular after the Norman Conquest (may have come from the place in Normandy named Stock). The name may have also been given to someone who lived near a large tree or tree trunks (or possibily something made out of tree trunks). May have also been a name given to someone who looked after the punishment stocks or a nickname for someone 'stout'.
Discover how your Stock ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 5 |
| Berkshire | 33 |
| Cambridgeshire | 41 |
| Channel Islands | 10 |
| Cheshire | 60 |
| Cornwall | 6 |
| Cumberland | 21 |
| Derbyshire | 74 |
| Devon | 32 |
| Dorset | 26 |
| Durham | 110 |
| Essex | 662 |
| Gloucestershire | 219 |
| Hampshire | 96 |
| Herefordshire | 13 |
| Hertfordshire | 97 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 18 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 122 |
| Lancashire | 610 |
| Leicestershire | 14 |
| Lincolnshire | 39 |
| London | 847 |
| Middlesex | 153 |
| Northumberland | 31 |
| Norfolk | 33 |
| Northamptonshire | 105 |
| Nottinghamshire | 49 |
| Oxfordshire | 19 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 18 |
| Shropshire | 7 |
| Suffolk | 30 |
| Somerset | 441 |
| Surrey | 104 |
| Sussex | 40 |
| Staffordshire | 77 |
| Warwickshire | 94 |
| Westmorland | 6 |
| Wiltshire | 38 |
| Worcestershire | 47 |
| Yorkshire | 347 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 140 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 83 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 792 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 118 |
| General Labourer | 77 |
| Domestic Servant | 53 |
| Labourer | 52 |
| Dress Maker | 51 |
| Living On Own Means | 47 |
| General Servant Domestic | 39 |
| Coal Miner | 39 |
| Cotton Weaver | 37 |
| Farm Labourer | 35 |
| Farmer | 28 |
| General Servant | 25 |
| Carpenter | 21 |
| Gardener | 20 |
| Laundress | 19 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 18 |
| Butcher | 16 |
| Carman | 16 |
| Charwoman | 15 |
| Painter | 15 |
| Errand Boy | 12 |
| Tailoress | 12 |
| Bricklayer | 11 |
| Groom | 11 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Stock | 1,972 |
| William Stock | 1,839 |
| John Stock | 1,667 |
| Elizabeth Stock | 1,294 |
| Sarah Stock | 1,157 |
| George Stock | 1,154 |
| James Stock | 956 |
| Thomas Stock | 876 |
| Ann Stock | 708 |
| Charles Stock | 708 |
| Henry Stock | 608 |
| Jane Stock | 535 |
| Joseph Stock | 500 |
| Alice Stock | 498 |
| Eliza Stock | 495 |
| Emma Stock | 482 |
| Ellen Stock | 480 |
| Frederick Stock | 480 |
| Emily Stock | 424 |
| Annie Stock | 381 |
| Edward Stock | 379 |
| Alfred Stock | 372 |
| Samuel Stock | 330 |
| Arthur Stock | 329 |
| Albert Stock | 315 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stock | 100% | 32,212 |
| 2 | Stack | 80% | 3,866 |
| 3 | Stick | 80% | 1,145 |
| 4 | Stuck | 80% | 1,124 |
| 5 | Eastick | 57% | 875 |
| 6 | Ostick | 67% | 580 |
| 7 | Stook | 80% | 537 |
| 8 | Stocke | 83% | 397 |
| 9 | Austick | 57% | 346 |
| 10 | Stok | 80% | 109 |
The surname Stock is the most popular version of all its varients