The Smock surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,452 people carried this name — #7,485 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 66,200 people counted. That is up 2% from 4,380 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Smock surname

English surname, from the noun smock.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Smock» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

29 families named Smock, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 141 people lived in those households, 4.9 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 2 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

Pennsylvania 18
South Carolina 4
Maryland 3
Virginia 2
North Carolina 2

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. 262 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Smock in American newspapers,
1919.

Newspaper page from The St. Charles Herald carrying the name Smock
The St. Charles Herald 1919-10-04
Newspaper page from The Bolivar County Democrat carrying the name Smock
The Bolivar County Democrat 1919-08-09

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

In print

Smock in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1960s.

86 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Smock. The most, 20, date from the 1900s. New South Wales 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 Queensland, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 31
Queensland 28
Victoria 14
South Australia 8
Western Australia 3
ACT (Canberra) 1
Tasmania 1

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

Who carried it

People named Smock,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Rose Melville
    Rose Melville 1867–1946 · actor
  • Robert Mumford Smock
    Robert Mumford Smock 1908–1986 · fruit grower
  • Jacob Smock 1744–1825
  • Hendrick Smock 1749–1814
  • Hendrick Smock 1749–1814
  • Jacob Smock 1824–1895

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 Smock,
in the records of 5 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 States293 records

293 records of the Smock name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 137
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 79
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 55
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 11
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 4
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William C. Smock

    Born 1919 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1945 at Wilkes Barre; laboratory technician. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Pennsylvania.

    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 Daryl Eugene Smock

    Born 1948; from Scottsbluff, Nebraska. U.S. Navy, seaman; died in an accident 1966 in North 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 John C. Smock

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the City of New York from Liverpool, aged 50; geologist. From England; bound for New York.

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

Showing 3 of 293 records for Smock in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · 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, 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). 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).

Germany14 records

14 records of the Smock name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Karl Smock

    From Skorupken, Lötzen. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 13 July 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 267).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Michael Smock

    From Sadoy, Kosten. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 6 July 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 174).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Wilhelm Smock

    From Lötzen. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 5 December 1917; then reported taken prisoner in the list of 2 January 1918.

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

Showing 3 of 14 records for Smock in Germany.

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

France4 records

4 records of the Smock 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 Jean Roberto Smock

    Born 1951 in Régina; died 1999 in Cayenne (Guyane).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Isabelle Carmene Mesmine Smock

    Born 1911 in Approuague; died 2001 in Cayenne (Guyane).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Barbes Yves Smock

    Born 1940 in Cayenne; died 1998 in Cayenne (Guyane).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Smock 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).

Netherlands3 records

3 records of the Smock name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Amen Smock

    Buried in 1773 in Leeuwarden.

    Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Elbert Smock

    Baptised in 1658 in Arnhem.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Mennas Smock

    Buried in 1771 in Groningen.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Smock name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Margaret Stuart Smock

    Born 1878 in Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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