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Brock
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Origin Of The Surname Brock
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Meaning Of The Surname Brock
One who Lives by a Brook
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Interesting
Facts About
Brock
Brock could be of two origins, one topographical and the other from a nickname. Topographical surnames described the area that the bearer lived in or a nearby landmark. In this case the name would come from the Old English ‘broc’ meaning a brook; it would have been given as a surname to a person living next to a brook. Alternatively it could come from the Old English ‘brocc’ meaning badger. It would then have been used as a nickname for someone who resembled a badger, for example a person who displayed mischievous tendencies. Nicknames were a convenient way to distinguish people and because of this many nicknames became hereditary surnames. |
Brock Statistics
Brock is the number 1332 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 7,879 share the surname Brock in the UK.
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