Explore the Family Name Tock

The meaning of Tock

1. English (mainly Lincolnshire): variant of Tooke. 2. German: from a short form of the ancient Germanic personal name Theodicho, formed with ancient Germanic theud ‘people, race’. Compare Dietrich. 3. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a turner, from Yiddish tok ‘turner’s lathe’ (see Tokar).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Tock" has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the Tock surname was ranked 50,686 in terms of prevalence, but by 2010, it moved up to rank 49,723. During this time frame, the count of individuals with the Tock surname also rose from 387 to 422, indicating a growth rate of 9.04%. The proportion per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.14.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,686	#49,723	1.9%
Count	387	422	9.04%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.14	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tock

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Tock", the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals noticeable shifts over the decade. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased from 1.55% in 2000 to 2.13% in 2010 – a change of 37.42%. Interestingly, there was a significant appearance of Hispanic ethnicity, which was not reported in 2000, but accounted for 1.90% in 2010. Conversely, the percentage of Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities dropped to zero during this period. Meanwhile, the majority of individuals with the Tock surname continued to identify as White, which slightly grew from 93.80% to 94.79%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.8%	94.79%	1.06%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.55%	2.13%	37.42%
Hispanic	0%	1.9%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	1.81%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.29%	0%	0%