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