Stock (surname)

Stock or Stöck is a surname of German origin. It may derive from the trunk of a tree, or from the location Stock.^[1] The surname is most prevalent in Germany, and is highest density in Liechtenstein.

Origins and variants

Today's generation of the Stock family bears a name that was brought to England by the migration wave that was started by the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Stock family lived in Pembrokeshire. Their name, however, is a reference to Stock, near Caen, Normandy, the family's place of residence prior to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066.^[2]

The history of the Stock family name begins in the German province of Bavaria. Stock is a nickname surname, a class of German names derived from eke-names, or added names, that described people by a personal characteristic or other attribute. Stock is a name for a for a person who was extremely determined. The name Stock is derived from the German word "stoc," which meant "stubborn." The name was also of local origin and it referred to a person who resided near an unusual tree. In this instance, the name is also derived from the word "stoc," which also referred to the stem or trunk of a tree.

People

Notable people with the surname include:

• Albert Stock (1897–1969), Welsh international rugby player
• Alec Stock (1917–2001), English football manager
• Alejandro Stock (born 1965), Uruguayan artist
• Alfred Stock (1876–1946), German inorganic chemist
• Andrew Stock (born 1960), British artist
• Ann Stock, American government official
• Barbara Stock (born 1956), American actress
• Barry Stock (born 1974), Canadian guitarist
• Brian Stock (born 1981), Welsh footballer
• Christian Stock (1884–1967), German politician
• Constant Vanden Stock (1914–2008), Belgian footballer
• David Stock (born 1939), American composer
• Debra Stock (born 1962), English cricketer
• Dennis Stock (1928–2010), American photographer
• Dora Stock (1760–1832), German artist
• Elliot Stock (1838–1911), English publisher
• Emil Stock (1868–1951), Croatian industrialist and businessman
• Francine Stock (born 1958), British journalist
• Frank Stock (born 1945), Hong Kong judge and lawyer
• Franz Stock (1904–1948), German priest in Paris during World War II
• Frederick Stock (1872–1942), German composer
• Gerhard Stöck (1911–1985), German athlete
• Gregory Stock, American biophysicist
• Hans-Christian Stock (1919–1945), German soldier
• James H. Stock (born 1956), American economist
• Jean-Pierre Stock (1900–1950), French rower
• Jeff Stock (born 1960), American soccer player
• Jon Stock (born 1966), British novelist
• Joseph Stock (1740–1813), Irish bishop
• Jürgen Stock (born 1959), German law enforcement officer
• Lady Gertrude Stock (1842–1893), English novelist
• Lara Stock (born 1992), Croatian chess player
• Larry Stock (1896–1984), American musician
• Leonhard Stock (born 1958), Austrian skier
• Lionello Stock (1866–1948), Croatian-Italian industrialist, businessman and owner of the Camis & Stock company (now Fernet Stock)
• Mark Stock (born 1951), American painter
• Mark Stock (American football) (born 1966), American football player
• Markus Stock (born 1969), Austrian ski mountaineer
• Mike Stock (American football), American football coach
• Mike Stock (musician) (born 1975), English musician
• Milt Stock (1897–1977), American baseball player
• Nigel Stock (actor) (1919–1986), British actor
• Nigel Stock (bishop) (born 1950), British bishop
• P. J. Stock (born 1975), American hockey player
• Raymond Stock, American translator
• Richard Stock (1569–1626), English clergyman
• Roger Vanden Stock, Belgian footballer
• Ryan Stock, Canadian stunt man
• Sarah Stock (born 1979), Canadian wrestler
• Sebastian Stock (born 1977), German curler
• Simon Stock (1165–1265), 13th century English saint
• Thomas Stock (1750–1803), English clergyman
• Uwe Stock, German judoka who competed in the 1970 European Championships
• Valentine Stock (1852–1921), Canadian politician
• Victor Andrew Stock (born 1944), British clergyman
• Wes Stock (born 1934), American baseball player
• Wolfgang Stock (born 1959), German journalist

Related surnames

• Stocken
• Stocker
• Stöcker
• Stok
• Stocks (surname)
• Stokel

References