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Brock

in North Carolina

There are 2,392 people with the last name "Brock" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

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Brock 415
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  1. is 411th most common Adkins
  2. is 412th most common Cheek
  3. is 413th most common Houston
  4. is 414th most common Underwood
  5. is 415th most common Brock
  6. is 416th most common Hodge
  7. is 417th most common Potter
  8. is 418th most common Galloway
  9. is 419th most common Rouse

Similar Names and Nicknames

Bruce, Brockman, Brice, Brockway, Brockington, Brockett, Bracey, Brake, Bryce, Brace

Most Common First Names for Brock

James, William, David, John, Michael, Robert, Charles, Timothy, Kenneth, Larry

Meaning & History

English, Scottish, and North German: variant of Brook.

English, Scottish, and Scandinavian: nickname for a person supposedly resembling a badger, Middle English broc(k) (Old English brocc) and Danish brok (a word of Celtic origin; compare Welsh broch, Cornish brogh, Irish broc). In the Middle Ages badgers were regarded as unpleasant creatures.

English: nickname from Old French broque, brock ‘young stag’.

Dutch: from a personal name, a short form of Brockaert.

South German: nickname for a stout and strong man from Middle High German brocke ‘lump’, ‘piece’.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): probably an acronymic family name from Jewish Aramaic bar- or Hebrew ben- ‘son of’, and the first letter of each part of a Yiddish double male personal name. Compare Brill.

Jewish (from Poland): habitational name from Brok, a place in Poland.

Recent Searches for "Brock" in North Carolina

Since June 2009
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James Brock, NC (9 searches)
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