Find out how popular the last name Schock is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Schock.

Schock, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Schock surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Schock in America

Schock is the 8572nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Schock surname appeared 3,843 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Schock.

We can also compare 2010 data for Schock to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Schock

The surname Schock has its origins in Germany, where it first emerged during the late medieval period. It is derived from the Middle High German word "schoc," which referred to a bundle or sheaf of straw or grain. This suggests that the name may have initially been an occupational surname denoting someone who worked with bundles of crops, such as a farmer or a thresher.

The earliest recorded instances of the Schock surname date back to the 13th century. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Heinrich Schock, mentioned in the city records of Cologne in 1275. Another early record is of a Conradus Schock, who appeared in the tax rolls of the town of Aachen in 1297.

By the 14th century, the Schock name had spread to various regions across what is now modern-day Germany. In 1342, a Johanne Schocke was documented in the town of Erfurt, while a Henricus Schock was listed in the records of Frankfurt am Main in 1368.

The surname Schock also had variants in spelling, such as Schocke, Schocken, and Schochke, which appeared in historical records from different areas. For instance, a Petrus Schocken was mentioned in the registers of the city of Nuremberg in 1412, while a Hannss Schochke was recorded in the town of Chemnitz in 1487.

Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the Schock surname. One of the earliest was Johann Schock (c. 1480-1551), a German humanist scholar and educator who served as the rector of the St. Sebald School in Nuremberg. Another was Caspar Schock (1574-1646), a German jurist and legal scholar who authored several influential works on Roman law.

In the 19th century, Johann Schock (1843-1912) was a German politician and member of the Reichstag, representing the Social Democratic Party. More recently, Susan Schock (1925-2011) was an American architect and urban planner known for her work on public housing projects in New York City.

Occasionally, the surname Schock has also been associated with certain place names, such as the town of Schockville in Pennsylvania, which was named after an early settler named Jacob Schock in the late 18th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Schock

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Schock.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Schock was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Schock has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Schock was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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