Nock
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English
Etymology
From the Middle English phrase atten okes (“at the oaks”).
Proper noun
Nock (plural Nocks)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Nock is the 13798th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2191 individuals. Nock is most common among White (68.1%) and Black/African American (26.38%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nock”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 674.