The Hock surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,739 people carried this name — #7,061 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 62,100 people counted. That is down 6% from 5,058 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 221 people named Hock live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 118
Entre Ríos 89
City of Buenos Aires 14

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 93 people named Hock live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Namur.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Namur 45
Liège 28
Walloon Brabant 15
Brussels-Capital 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

76 people named Hock live in Switzerland.

They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 33
Aargau 12
St. Gallen 7
Thurgau 7
Bern 6
Basel-Landschaft 4
Valais 4
Geneva 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 27 people named Hock.

Most of them — 15 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 15
Haut-Rhin 3
Paris 3
Somme 3
Aisne 1
Moselle 1
Bas-Rhin 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

42 people named Hock is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 42

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In the first U.S. census, 1790

In 1790, Hock was counted together with Hoch: 38 families in all.

Each family is counted by its head. About 219 people lived in those households, 5.8 to a family on average. The census counted these spellings together: Hoch, Hock, Hocks, Hoke. 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

Pennsylvania 28
Maine 3
Virginia 3
New York 2
Maryland 1
North Carolina 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. 245 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Hock in American newspapers,
1905–1908.

Newspaper page from Rosebud County News carrying the name Hock
Rosebud County News 1905-02-16
Newspaper page from Rosebud County News carrying the name Hock
Rosebud County News 1905-02-09
Newspaper page from The Southern Farm Gazette carrying the name Hock
The Southern Farm Gazette 1908-04-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Hock in Australian newspapers,
1830s–2010s.

6,935 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hock. The most, 1,197, date from the 1920s. Victoria has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Western Australia, at 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 1,738
New South Wales 1,721
Queensland 1,323
South Australia 972
Western Australia 805
Tasmania 308
ACT (Canberra) 39
Northern Territory 10

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

Who carried it

People named Hock,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Auguste Hock
    Auguste Hock 1815–1901
  • Gustav Hock
    Gustav Hock 1837–1902 · politician
  • Wendelin Hock d. 153 · physician
  • Friedrich Alexander von Hock d. 1750
  • Theobald Hock 1573–1619 · writer
  • Alexander Hock 1806–1865 · actor

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hock,
in the records of 9 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 States1,598 records

1,598 records of the Hock name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 720
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 466
  • Other U.S. records 412
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William F. Hock

    Born 1909 in New York. Enlisted 1943 at New York City; office machine operator. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1994, 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. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Helnie Hock

    Arrived at New York in 1872 aboard the Selica from Antwerp, aged 48; mason. From Eisenbach, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Ronald Francis Hock

    Born 1944; from New Baltimore, New York. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1966 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,598 records for Hock in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Germany819 records

819 records of the Hock name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 817
  • German emigration and citizenship files 1
  • German applications to settle and marry 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Friedrich Hock

    Born 1894; from Biebrich, Wiesbaden. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 29 November 1918 (Pioneer Battalion No. 21).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Michael Hock

    Named in an application to settle and marry at Hexenacker in 1859.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Staatsarchiv Amberg (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Hermann Hock

    From Bochum. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 9 October 1915; then reported dead in the list of 31 January 1917 (Infantry Regiment No. 17).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 819 records for Hock in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Netherlands752 records

752 records of the Hock name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 376
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 350
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 26
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Henriëtta Elisabeth Hock

    Married in 1843 in Amsterdam; domestic servant. Died 1887 in Rhenen, aged 73.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hendrik Johannes Christiaan Hock

    Married in 1906 in Haarlem; carpenter. Died 1953 in Haarlem, aged 72.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Theodorus Petrus Hock

    Married in 1928 in Nijmegen; bicycle dealer. Died 1965 in Nijmegen, aged 71.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 752 records for Hock in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia62 records

62 records of the Hock name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 30
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 14
  • Other Australian records 18
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thomas Hock

    Arrived in Victoria in 1858 aboard the Marchioness, aged 28; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Tan K. Hock

    Labour contractor of Singapore, Victoria; died 1922.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record John Hock

    Left Hobart Town in 1852 aboard the Pryde, bound for Melbourne.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 62 records for Hock in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

France10 records

10 records of the Hock name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marie Emilie Hock

    Born 1908 in Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin); died 1990 in Turckheim (Haut-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jose Emmanuel Hock

    Born 1972 in Luxembourg; died 1999 in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (Haute-Savoie).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Lucienne Marie Gislaine Hock

    Born 1913 in Belgium; died 1998 in Belleuse (Somme).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Hock in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada7 records

7 records of the Hock name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 3
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • Other Canadian records 2
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Enoch Hock

    Died 1871 in Upper LaHave, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Lee Sung Hock

    Died 1928; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

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

Showing 2 of 7 records for Hock in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

New Zealand6 records

6 records of the Hock name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Florence Agnes Hock

    Died 2000, aged 89; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Ella Constance Hock

    Died 1940, aged 40; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 6 records for Hock in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Belgium3 records

3 records of the Hock name in Belgium Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Marcellus Hock

    Born 1904 in Gent.

    Open Archives, Archief Gent (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Gustavus Hock

    Born 1910 in Gent.

    Open Archives, Archief Gent (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Hock in Belgium.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Norway1 record

1 record of the Hock name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Rolf Bjarne Hock

    Census of 1910: Lerfaldsgate, Kristiania; born 1903 in Kristiania.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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