How common is the surname Nock?

2,191 people in the United States had the surname Nock in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 140,915 Americans. It ranked 13,798th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Nock?

Albert Jay Nock, American journalist (1870-1945).

Where is the surname Nock most common?

Wikidata records people named Nock in the United States.

Is the surname Nock getting more or less common?

More common. 2,018 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,191 in 2010, up 8.6%.

The surname Nock

An English surname, carried by 2,191 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex N200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nock is more common than 91.5% of them.

Origin

English origin

From the Middle English phrase atten okes (“at the oaks”).

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,191 people named Nock in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 140,915 Americans. That is up 8.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,018.

#13,798

rank among US surnames

2,191

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+8.6%

change since 2000 (was #13,766)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,790	Cuddy	2,193	140,787
#13,795	Wickstrom	2,192	140,851
#13,798	Fassett	2,191	140,915
#13,806	Mizrahi	2,190	140,980

Who is named Nock

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

68% of people named Nock identified as white (not Hispanic), 26% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 68%
Black (not Hispanic) 26%
Two or more races 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Nocks

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Albert Jay Nock
American journalist (1870-1945)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Nock

Nock has the Soundex code N200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N200.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Nock come from?: From the Middle English phrase atten okes (“at the oaks”).
How common is the surname Nock?: 2,191 people in the United States had the surname Nock in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 140,915 Americans. It ranked 13,798th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nock?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Nock identified as white (not Hispanic), and 26% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Nock?: Albert Jay Nock, American journalist (1870-1945).
Where is the surname Nock most common?: Wikidata records people named Nock in the United States.
Is the surname Nock getting more or less common?: More common. 2,018 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,191 in 2010, up 8.6%.