Explore the Family Name Sock
The meaning of Sock
1. German: perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a shoemaker (of light, slipperlike shoes), from Middle High German socke ‘sock’. 2. Germanized or Americanized form of Sorbian and Slovenian Sok. 3. English: nickname from Middle English sugge, soke ‘small bird’, attested in Middle English heysoke, modern English dialect haysuck ‘dunnock, hedge sparrow’. 4. English: topographic name from Middle English sok(e) ‘marsh, bog, quagmire’ (Old English soc, from sūcan ‘to suck’ or socian ‘to soak’). The surname may be for someone who lived in or by a boggy place, or for someone who came from a place so named, such as Sock Dennis (Somerset) or Sock in Mudford (Somerset). 5. English: rarely from the Middle English personal name Soke (Old English Socca, Old Norse Sokki). 6. West African (Senegal): Tukulor name of unexplained etymology. Some characteristic forenames: German Bernhard, Florian, Kurt.
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How common is the last name Sock in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Sock" has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 63,812th in terms of popularity and by 2010 it fell to 65,782nd place, marking a decline of 3.09%. Despite the drop in rank, the number of people with the surname increased from 292 in 2000 to 301 in 2010, demonstrating a growth rate of 3.08%.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #63,812 | #65,782 | -3.09% |
| Count | 292 | 301 | 3.08% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.11 | 0.1 | -9.09% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sock
In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census shows that in both 2000 and 2010, there were no recorded instances of the surname "Sock" belonging to individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander. There was also a significant decrease among those identifying as two or more races, dropping from 2.05% in 2000 to zero by 2010. The majority of individuals bearing the surname identified as White, with an increase from 79.79% in 2000 to 80.4% in 2010. There was a notable rise in the Hispanic population with this surname, from zero in 2000 to 1.66% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Black also saw an increase from 8.56% in 2000 to 9.63% in 2010. Lastly, those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native slightly increased from 6.16% to 6.31% over the decade.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 79.79% | 80.4% | 0.76% |
| Black | 8.56% | 9.63% | 12.5% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 6.16% | 6.31% | 2.44% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 1.66% | 0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 2.05% | 0% | 0% |