The nock Surname
nock Name Meaning and History
- English: topographic name for someone who lived by an oak tree, from misdivision of Middle English atten oke ‘at the oak’.
- South German (also Nöck): from Tyrolean nock, nog ‘rounded hill’, ‘rock’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived by such a feature, or a nickname from the same word used in the sense ‘short and fat’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Mary Nock | Carl Raynard | 25 |
| Nock | Frederick Knox | 4 |
| Nock's W.House (Rowley Regis) |
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| Nock - Kingswinford, West Midlands |
debbie_brookes
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| NOCK - Sussex | Sophie Nicholas | 1 |
| Obit: Mary (Nock) Bledsoe of IA and IL (1929-2008) |
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| Thomas & Abigail Nock family/Mary (Nock) Wentworth |
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| Samuel Nock circa 1749 - Dudley, Worcestershire, England |
nocky1972
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