How common is the surname Hocking?

2,969 people in the United States had the surname Hocking in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 103,990 Americans. It ranked 10,748th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hocking?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Hocking identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hocking?

William Ernest Hocking, American philosopher (1873-1966), followed by Amanda Hocking.

Where is the surname Hocking most common?

Wikidata records people named Hocking in Australia and the United States.

Is the surname Hocking getting more or less common?

More common. 2,934 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,969 in 2010, up 1.2%.

The surname Hocking

A surname, carried by 2,969 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H252

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hocking is more common than 93.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,969 people named Hocking in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 103,990 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,934.

#10,748

rank among US surnames

2,969

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+1.2%

change since 2000 (was #10,111)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,739	Arends	2,972	103,885
#10,743	Fifer	2,971	103,920
#10,747	Manos	2,970	103,955
#10,748	Hocking	2,969	103,990
#10,751	Caffey	2,968	104,025
#10,755	Moloney	2,967	104,060
#10,756	Bellard	2,966	104,095

Who is named Hocking

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

93% of people named Hocking identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hockings

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

William Ernest Hocking
American philosopher (1873-1966)
Amanda Hocking
American writer (1984-)
Belinda Hocking
Australian swimmer, Olympic athlete, Commonwealth Games gold medallist, born 1990
John Hocking
Australian lawyer, born 1957
Murray Hocking
Badminton player from Australia, born 1971

Notable Hockings come mostly from Australia (3) and the United States (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hocking

Hocking has the Soundex code H252, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H252.

Questions

How common is the surname Hocking?: 2,969 people in the United States had the surname Hocking in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 103,990 Americans. It ranked 10,748th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hocking?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Hocking identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hocking?: William Ernest Hocking, American philosopher (1873-1966), followed by Amanda Hocking.
Where is the surname Hocking most common?: Wikidata records people named Hocking in Australia and the United States.
Is the surname Hocking getting more or less common?: More common. 2,934 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,969 in 2010, up 1.2%.