Mock
English edit
Etymology edit
- As an English surname, related to Old English muga (“stack of hay”), or alternatively from the verb mock.
- As a German surname, spelling variant of Maag. Also from a derivative of the source of "heap" above; compare German Low German Muck.
- As a Dutch surname, from Middle Dutch mocke (“wanton woman, slut”) and perhaps West Flemish mokke (“fat child”), also related to the sense of heap above.
Proper noun edit
Mock (plural Mocks)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Mock is the 2301st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 15847 individuals. Mock is most common among White (84.98%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mock”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 602.