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    The surname Glock

    A German surname, carried by 1,003 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex G420

    Glock: #24,822 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Glock #24,822, 1,003 people Glock: #24,822 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Glock #24,822, 1,003 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Glock is more common than 84.7% of them.

    Origin

    German origin

    The handgun is named after Austrian engineer Gaston Glock (1929–2023).

    One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,003 people named Glock in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 307,822 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 991.

    #24,822
    rank among US surnames
    1,003
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.2%
    change since 2000 (was #23,815)

    Who is named Glock

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    96% of people named Glock identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Glocks

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Gaston Glock
      Austrian engineer and CEO of firearms manufacturer Glock (1929–2023)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Glock

    Glock has the Soundex code G420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G420.

    Other German surnames

    All 1,101 German surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Glock come from?
    The handgun is named after Austrian engineer Gaston Glock (1929–2023).
    How common is the surname Glock?
    1,003 people in the United States had the surname Glock in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 307,822 Americans. It ranked 24,822nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Glock?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Glock identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Glock?
    Gaston Glock, Austrian engineer and CEO of firearms manufacturer Glock (1929–2023).
    Where is the surname Glock most common?
    Wikidata records people named Glock in Austria.
    Is the surname Glock getting more or less common?
    More common. 991 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,003 in 2010, up 1.2%.