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Bok Family History

Bok Surname Meaning

Dutch: from an ancient Germanic personal name Bocco or Bucco possibly developed from Burkhard see Burkhart. Dutch: from bok in the sense ‘he-goat’ a nickname for a goatherd or for someone associated with the character or appearance of a he-goat. Alternatively, it may be a topographic or habitational name referring to a house with the word bok in its name e.g. In de Witte Bok (‘At the White He-Goat’). Compare Bock.

Czech: from the Old Czech personal name Bok a short form of names such as Bohuslav and Bohumil (see Bocek). Swedish: ornamental name from bok ‘beech’.

Slovenian and Croatian: nickname from German Bock ‘he-goat’ (see Bock) or a nickname or a topographic name from bok ‘side (of the human body)’ also ‘hillside’.

Jewish: variant of Bock.

Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 莫 possibly based on its Hokkien pronunciation see Mo. Chinese: Cantonese form of the surname 卜 see Bu.

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


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You can see how Bok families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bok family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Bok families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 10 Bok families living in Warwickshire. This was about 23% of all the recorded Bok's in United Kingdom. Warwickshire had the highest population of Bok families in 1891.
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What did your Bok ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Bok. 100% of Bok women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Between 1961 and 2003, in the United States, Bok life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1976, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Bok in 1961 was 61, and 81 in 2003.

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