The blocker Surname
blocker Name Meaning and History
- German (Blöcker): occupational name for a jailer (see Block 1).
- English: occupational name for a shoemaker or bookbinder (see Block); a person called Henry le Blocker is recorded in York in 1212. However, in some cases the English name is of German origin (see 1 above); the census of 1881 records, amongst others, a Herman Blocker and a John Blocker, both born in Germany.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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