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 playerAlec Stock (1917–2001), English football managerAlejandro Stock (born 1965), Uruguayan artistAlfred Stock (1876–1946), German inorganic chemistAndrew Stock (born 1960), British artistAnn Stock, American government officialBarbara Stock (born 1956), American actressBarry Stock (born 1974), Canadian guitaristBrian Stock (born 1981), Welsh footballerChristian Stock (1884–1967), German politicianConstant Vanden Stock (1914–2008), Belgian footballerDavid Stock (born 1939), American composerDebra Stock (born 1962), English cricketerDennis Stock (1928–2010), American photographerDora Stock (1760–1832), German artistElliot Stock (1838–1911), English publisherEmil Stock (1868–1951), Croatian industrialist and businessmanFrancine Stock (born 1958), British journalistFrank Stock (born 1945), Hong Kong judge and lawyerFranz Stock (1904–1948), German priest in Paris during World War IIFrederick Stock (1872–1942), German composerGerhard Stöck (1911–1985), German athleteGregory Stock, American biophysicistHans-Christian Stock (1919–1945), German soldierJames H. Stock (born 1956), American economistJean-Pierre Stock (1900–1950), French rowerJeff Stock (born 1960), American soccer playerJon Stock (born 1966), British novelistJoseph Stock (1740–1813), Irish bishopJürgen Stock (born 1959), German law enforcement officerLady Gertrude Stock (1842–1893), English novelistLara Stock (born 1992), Croatian chess playerLarry Stock (1896–1984), American musicianLeonhard Stock (born 1958), Austrian skierLionello Stock (1866–1948), Croatian-Italian industrialist, businessman and owner of the Camis & Stock company (now Fernet Stock)Mark Stock (born 1951), American painterMark Stock (American football) (born 1966), American football playerMarkus Stock (born 1969), Austrian ski mountaineerMike Stock (American football), American football coachMike Stock (musician) (born 1975), English musicianMilt Stock (1897–1977), American baseball playerNigel Stock (actor) (1919–1986), British actorNigel Stock (bishop) (born 1950), British bishopP. J. Stock (born 1975), American hockey playerRaymond Stock, American translatorRichard Stock (1569–1626), English clergymanRoger Vanden Stock, Belgian footballerRyan Stock, Canadian stunt manSarah Stock (born 1979), Canadian wrestlerSebastian Stock (born 1977), German curlerSimon Stock (1165–1265), 13th century English saintThomas Stock (1750–1803), English clergymanUwe Stock, German judoka who competed in the 1970 European ChampionshipsValentine Stock (1852–1921), Canadian politicianVictor Andrew Stock (born 1944), British clergymanWes Stock (born 1934), American baseball playerWolfgang Stock (born 1959), German journalistStockenStockerStöckerStokStocks (surname)Stokel