The flock Surname
flock Name Meaning and History
- English: of uncertain origin; possibly a nickname for someone with thick curly hair, from Old French floc ‘stable of wool’. Alternatively, it may be a metonymic occupational name for a shepherd, from Old English flocc ‘herd’, ‘company’.
- German: unexplained.
- German (Flöck): variant of Flück (see Fluck), or from a pet form of a personal name formed with Old Saxon flod ‘flood’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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