The Stocks surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,708 people carried this name — #7,107 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 62,500 people counted. That is up 5% from 4,480 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Stocks surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘at the stock’.

An early record he cites: Reginald de la Stocke, Oxfordshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Stock and Stocks.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 718 · public domain.

In the Nordic population registers

41 people named Stocks is counted in Sweden.

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

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 41

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 print

Stocks in American newspapers,
1882–1899.

Newspaper page from Rock Island Argus carrying the name Stocks
Rock Island Argus 1896-04-25
Newspaper page from Rock Island Argus carrying the name Stocks
Rock Island Argus 1899-03-21
Newspaper page from The Ripley Advertiser carrying the name Stocks
The Ripley Advertiser 1882-07-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 845 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Stocks in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

20,702 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Stocks. The most, 4,083, date from the 1930s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 8,493
Victoria 5,117
South Australia 2,489
Queensland 2,219
Tasmania 1,384
Western Australia 848
ACT (Canberra) 122
Northern Territory 11

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

Who carried it

People named Stocks,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Lumb Stocks
    Lumb Stocks 1812–1892 · engraver
  • Samuel Stocks, jun. d. 1850 · businessperson
  • Elizabeth Stocks 1590–
  • Samuel Stocks 1786–1863 · businessperson
  • John Ellerton Stocks 1822–1854 · physician
  • John Stocks 1843–1926 · priest

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 Stocks,
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 States409 records

409 records of the Stocks name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 159
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 70
  • Other U.S. records 180
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Marvin E. Stocks

    Born 1919 in North Carolina. Enlisted 1941 at Fort Bragg; sales clerk from Pitt County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1990, buried at Quantico National Cemetery, Virginia.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Cliffton Stocks

    Born 1903 in Arkansas. Enlisted 1942 at Little Rock; farm hand from Pulaski County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1955, buried at Little Rock National Cemetery, Arkansas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Franz Stocks

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Hamburg from Boulogne, aged 20; lithographer. From Berlin, Germany; bound for Rochester.

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

Showing 3 of 409 records for Stocks in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · 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. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia473 records

473 records of the Stocks name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 195
  • Tasmanian Names Index 143
  • Other Australian records 135
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Mary Jane Stocks

    Died 1926 in New¿norfolk, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1926.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Edward Nicholas Stocks

    Born 1892 in Launceston, Tasmania. Married 1914 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 22.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Joseph Stocks

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the John, arriving 1832; ticket of leave 1837.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 473 records for Stocks in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain).

Netherlands270 records

270 records of the Stocks name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 167
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 61
  • Dutch population registers 42
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Maria Catharina Stocks

    Married in 1848 in Haelen; maidservant, born 1812 in Haelen. Died 1863 in Haelen, aged 50.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Joannes Stocks

    Married in 1862 in Echt; farmer, born 1832 in Maasbracht. Died 1871 in Echt (Diergaarde), aged 38.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Frans Willem Stocks

    In the population register of Budel; merchant, born 1873 in Maeseijck.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Eindhoven (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 270 records for Stocks 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); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Germany69 records

69 records of the Stocks 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 Heinrich Stocks

    Born 1896; from Fischeln, Crefeld. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 2 January 1917; then reported missing in the list of 16 January 1919 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 29).

    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 Hermann Stocks

    Born 1888; from Gnoien, Rybnitz. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 4 December 1918 (Grenadier Regiment No. 2).

    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 Heinrich Stocks

    From Kl. Flintbek, Schleswig. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 22 April 1916; then reported dead in the list of 12 August 1916 (Grenadier Regiment No. 89).

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

Showing 3 of 69 records for Stocks 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).

Canada27 records

27 records of the Stocks name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 9
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 7
  • Other Canadian records 11
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Hy Stocks

    Came to Ontario in 1873 aboard the Polynesian, bound for Widder, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Jack Stocks

    Died 1952; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record George P. Stocks

    Died 1965; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

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

Showing 3 of 27 records for Stocks in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom22 records

22 records of the Stocks name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 16
  • Stirling Council burial records 5
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Annie Blair Stocks

    Buried in 1899 at Ballengeich Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland, aged 54.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record E. A. Stocks

    Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Janet H. Stocks

    Died 1964, aged 79; buried at Dunblane Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 22 records for Stocks in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

New Zealand15 records

15 records of the Stocks 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 Annie Mary Stocks

    Died 1963, aged 86; buried at Linwood Cemetery, 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 Edmund Stocks

    Buried in 1951 at Akaroa Anglican Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury, aged 71.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Margaret Eileen Stocks

    Died 1987, aged 63; buried at Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 15 records for Stocks 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).

Belgium11 records

11 records of the Stocks name in Belgium Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Joannes Stocks

    Died 1902 in Gent.

    Open Archives, Archief Gent (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Gustave Stocks

    Died 1921 in Gent.

    Open Archives, Archief Gent (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Gustavus Stocks

    Died 1964 in Gent.

    Open Archives, Archief Gent (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Stocks 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).

France1 record

1 record of the Stocks 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 Zulma Charlotte Stocks

    Born 1900 in Lille; died 1976 in Roubaix (Nord).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

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).

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