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Mock Name Meaning

English (Devon): from the rare Old English masculine personal name Mocca, which may be related to a Germanic stem mokk- ‘to accumulate’, ‘to be heaped up’, and hence may originally have been a nickname for a heavy, thickset person. Alternatively, it could be from Middle English mokke ‘trick’, ‘joke’, ‘jest’, ‘act of jeering’, a derivative of mokke(n) ‘to mock’, from Old French moquer. German: variant of Maag. German: nickname for a short, thickset man, Middle High German mocke. Dutch: nickname from Middle Dutch mocke ‘dirty or wanton woman’, ‘slut’, or from West Flemish mokke ‘fat child’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Lock, Rock, Monk, Hock, Mick, Kock, Bock, Nock, Mark, Dock

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Mock Family Origin

Where is the Mock family from?

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You can see how Mock families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Mock family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Mock families were found in the USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 168 Mock families living in Devon. This was about 50% of all the recorded Mock's in the UK. Devon had the highest population of Mock families in 1891.
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Mock Family Occupations

What did your Mock ancestors do for a living?

In 1881, the most common Mock occupation in the UK was Mason. 10% of Mock's were Masons. A less common occupation for the Mock family was Annuitant. Mason, Agricultural Labourer and Labourer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Mock.

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  • Mason

    10%

  • Agricultural Labourer

    7%

  • Labourer

    7%

  • Annuitant

    3%

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Mock ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

Mock Historical Records

What Mock family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 3,000 census records available for the last name Mock. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Mock census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 642 immigration records available for the last name Mock. 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 Card

There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Mock. For the veterans among your Mock ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Mock Life Expectancy

What is the average Mock lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Mock life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Mock in 1945 was 31, and 77 in 2004.

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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Mock ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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