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Stocks Family History

Stocks Surname Meaning

German: variant of Stock. English (Yorkshire): variant of Stock with plural or post-medieval excrescent -s.

In the plural form the surname may also be topographic for someone who lived near tree stumps or habitational from a place so named such as Stocks in Thurstonland (Yorkshire).

It may also denote someone who lived by or operated the obsolete instrument of punishment known as the stocks (Middle English stokkes) owing to its construction from two wooden planks set edgewise one over the other.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Stocks family from?

You can see how Stocks families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Stocks family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Stocks families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 1,550 Stocks families living in Yorkshire. This was about 48% of all the recorded Stocks's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Stocks families in 1891.
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What did your Stocks ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Stocks. 10% of Stocks men worked as a General Labourer and 70% of Stocks women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Stocks were Incapacitated and Unpaid Domestic Dutie.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • General Labourer
    10%
  • Builders Labourer
    5%
  • Colliery Hewer
    5%
  • Incapacitated
    4%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    70%
  • Housewife
    3%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    2%
  • Unpaid Domestic Dutie
    2%

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Census Records

There are 92,000 census records available for the last name Stocks. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Stocks census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 6,000 immigration records available for the last name Stocks. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 11,000 military records available for the last name Stocks. For the veterans among your Stocks ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Stocks lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Stocks life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Stocks in 1944 was 24, and 75 in 2004.

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