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Bock Surname Meaning

German: nickname for a man with some fancied resemblance to a he-goat Middle High German boc or a topographic or habitational name referring to a house distinguished by the sign of a goat. This surname is also found in some other European countries e.g. in France (Alsace and Lorraine) and Czechia (compare 5 below).

German (Böck): see Boeck. Dutch: variant of Bok. Compare De Bock. English: variant of Buck.

Americanized or Germanized form of Czech Slovenian and Croatian Bok.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Bock ‘he-goat’.

Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 白 see Bai.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

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You can see how Bock families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bock family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Bock families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 111 Bock families living in Ontario. This was about 58% of all the recorded Bock's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Bock families in 1911.

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Passenger Lists

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What is the average Bock lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Bock life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Bock in 1945 was 38, and 76 in 2004.

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