Explore the Family Name Pock

The meaning of Pock

1. German (Bavaria, Austria): variant of Bock. 2. German (Bavaria; Böck): variant of Beck ‘baker’. 3. North German: probably a nickname for a short man, from Low German pōk ‘young child, dwarf’. 4. Germanized or Americanized form of Hungarian Pók or Slovenian and Croatian Pok.

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How common is the last name Pock in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Pock" saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 61,376 out of all surnames in the United States, and fell slightly to rank 62,714 in 2010, a -2.18% change. However, the count of individuals with the Pock surname increased by 4.25%, from 306 in 2000 to 319 in 2010. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 remained steady at 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,376	#62,714	-2.18%
Count	306	319	4.25%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pock

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census reports that the majority of individuals with the surname Pock identify as White, making up 85.62% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 84.95% in 2010. The second largest ethnic group within this surname is Asian/Pacific Islander, increasing from 5.23% in 2000 to 6.90% in 2010. Individuals identifying as Black made up 4.90% in 2000, decreasing to 4.39% in 2010. Interestingly, there were no individuals identified as Hispanic or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but by 2010, 1.88% identified as Hispanic. There were still no individuals who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.62%	84.95%	-0.78%
Asian/Pacific Islander	5.23%	6.9%	31.93%
Black	4.9%	4.39%	-10.41%
Hispanic	0%	1.88%	0%
Two or More Races	2.29%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%