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    The surname Stocker

    A patronymic surname, carried by 6,561 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S326

    Stocker: #5,310 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Stocker #5,310, 6,561 people Stocker: #5,310 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Stocker #5,310, 6,561 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Stocker is more common than 96.7% of them.

    Origin

    * As an English, German and Swiss/Alemannic German surname, from the noun stock (“stock, tree stump”), see Stock. * As a Dutch surname, from the noun stocker (“jailer”). * As an English surname, from the noun stocker (“one who sells stockfish”). * Also as an English surname, variant of Stoker. * As an Irish surname, from mac an stocaire (“son of the trumpeter”).

    Stocker is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,561 people named Stocker in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 47,058 Americans. That is up 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,521.

    #5,310
    rank among US surnames
    6,561
    people in 2010
    2.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.6%
    change since 2000 (was #4,945)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,301Hume6,57346,972
    #5,302Lowell6,56947,000
    #5,303Copley6,56847,008
    #5,304Hazelwood6,56747,015
    #5,305Rawlins6,56647,022
    #5,306Cobbs6,56547,029
    #5,308Karl6,56447,036

    Who is named Stocker

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

    89% of people named Stocker identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 89%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 7.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Stockers

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Christian Stocker
      Austrian politician, born 1960
    • Werner Stocker
      Bobsledder, born 1961

    Notable Stockers come mostly from Austria (1) and Switzerland (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Stocker

    Stocker has the Soundex code S326, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S326.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Stocker come from?
    * As an English, German and Swiss/Alemannic German surname, from the noun stock (“stock, tree stump”), see Stock. * As a Dutch surname, from the noun stocker (“jailer”). * As an English surname, from the noun stocker (“one who sells stockfish”). * Also as an English surname, variant of Stoker. *…
    How common is the surname Stocker?
    6,561 people in the United States had the surname Stocker in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,058 Americans. It ranked 5,310th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Stocker?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Stocker identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Stocker?
    Christian Stocker, Austrian politician, followed by Werner Stocker.
    Where is the surname Stocker most common?
    Wikidata records people named Stocker in Austria and Switzerland.
    What type of surname is Stocker?
    Stocker is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Stocker getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,521 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,561 in 2010, up 0.6%.