Explore the Family Name Stockett

The meaning of Stockett

English: from Middle English stoket ‘clearing with tree stumps’ (Old English stoccett). The surname may be topographic, for someone who lived in or near a clearing with tree stumps, or habitational, from a place so named, such as Stockhurst Farm in Oxted (Surrey). This surname has now died out in Britain.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Stockett saw a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Stockett was ranked as the 36,999th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had risen in rank to 36,630. The number of people with this surname also increased, from 568 in 2000 to 610 in 2010, reflecting a growth rate of 7.39 percent. However, its proportion per 100,000 people remained stable at 0.21.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,999	#36,630	1%
Count	568	610	7.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.21	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stockett

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insights into the ethnicity of individuals bearing the surname Stockett. Between 2000 and 2010, there were no recorded individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native descent with the Stockett surname. However, the data shows a slight decrease in those identifying as White, from 82.57% in 2000 to 80.98% in 2010. Those identifying as Black decreased slightly from 15.67% to 15.08%. Notably, there was an introduction of diversity as the decade progressed, with 1.64% identifying with two or more races and another 1.64% identifying as Hispanic in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	82.57%	80.98%	-1.93%
Black	15.67%	15.08%	-3.77%
Two or More Races	0%	1.64%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.64%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%