The Hallock surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,930 people carried this name — #6,837 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 59,900 people counted. That is up 6% from 4,659 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

69 families named Hallock, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 396 people lived in those households, 5.7 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 3 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

New York 60
Vermont 3
Connecticut 3
Massachusetts 1
Pennsylvania 1
Maryland 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 243 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Hallock in American newspapers,
1911.

Newspaper page from Bill Barlow's Budget carrying the name Hallock
Bill Barlow's Budget 1911-10-04
Newspaper page from Bill Barlow's Budget carrying the name Hallock
Bill Barlow's Budget 1911-08-02
Newspaper page from Bill Barlow's Budget carrying the name Hallock
Bill Barlow's Budget 1911-10-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 61,598 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hallock in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1950s.

320 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hallock. The most, 140, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Western Australia, at 2.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 83
New South Wales 69
Queensland 50
Victoria 46
South Australia 45
Tasmania 17
ACT (Canberra) 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hallock.

Who carried it

People named Hallock,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Abigail Hallock 1642–1697
  • Richard Hallock 1724–1821
  • Amy Hallock 1727–1808
  • Henry Hallock 1755–1824
  • Susanna Hallock 1757–
  • Dinah Hallock 1762–

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hallock,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States931 records

931 records of the Hallock name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 449
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 182
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 179
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 78
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 28
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 9
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 1
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Wesley H. Hallock

    Born 1919 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Jay Governors Island; driver from Suffolk County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1979, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Douglas Paul Hallock

    Born 1946; from Schenectady, New York. U.S. Marine Corps, machinegunner; killed in action 1967 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Samuel Hallock

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the Aurania from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 47; merchant. From New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 931 records for Hallock in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia9 records

9 records of the Hallock name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Janet Hallock

    Sailed from Victoria in 1853 aboard the Royal Shepherdess, bound for Adelaide, aged 31.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Louisa Hallock

    Sailed from Victoria in 1868 aboard the Arima, bound for Calcutta, aged 25.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Isabella H. Hallock

    Sailed from Victoria in 1868 aboard the Arima, bound for Calcutta, aged 2.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Hallock in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Hallock name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Agnes Hallock

    Died 1986; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Showing 1 of 2 records for Hallock in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Hallock name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. J. Hallock

    The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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