Last Name POLLOCK

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Meaning Local: from the parish of Pollock in Renfrewshire. The family are descended from Petrus Pollok.
Local: Derived from the parish of 'Pollock,' in Renfrewshire, Scotland. The name is from the Gaelic 'Pollag,' "a little, pool, pit, or pond," a diminutive of 'pol,' a pool. It is vulgarly pronounced Pock or Polk.
Local: Derived from the parish of Pollock, in Benfrewshire, Scotland. The name is from Gaelic Pollag, a little pool, pit, or pond, a diminutive of 'pol,' a pool. It is vulgarly pronounced Pock or Polk.
Origin Scottish, Jewish, Irish, South african

Rank 1,420 (2000 US census) 1,440 (1990 US census)
Count 22,994 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 89.21%, or 20513 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 6.58%, or 1513 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.49%, or 113 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.53%, or 122 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.07%, or 246 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.11%, or 485 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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