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Where did the German Brock family come from? What is the German Brock family crest and coat of arms? When did the Brock family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Brock family history?
The ancestral home of the Brock family is in the German state of Bavaria. The name Brock is an occupational hereditary surname, a type of surname that was taken from a word describing or common to the profession of the original bearer. It is a name for a person who was physically powerful. This surname was originally derived from the Old German word brock which refers to those individuals who had a stocky or strong build. The surname Brock also has local origins, being derived from the Old German word brok which denotes that the original bearer of the surname lived near a marshy area.
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- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
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One can encounter great variation in the spelling of surnames: in early times, spelling in general, and thus the spelling of names was not yet standardized; and later, spellings would change with branching and movement of families. Variations of the name Brock include Brock, Brocke, Brocken, Brockes, Brock, Brokke, Braeuck, Braucker and many more.First found in the Rhineland, where the family became noted for its many branches within the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the local princes. In their later history the family became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family. The name may derives from the term "Brook" or "Brauk," which means a marshy landscape and was therefore common in the northern regions.
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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brock research. Another 187 words(13 lines of text) covering the years 1533, 1680, and 1747 are included under the topic Early Brock History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Brock. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Hundreds of thousands of Europeans, including many Rhinelanders, made the voyage to North America between the 17th and 20th centuries. It was an escape from religious persecution and poverty and also an opportunity for people to start over and own their own land. Most landed at Ellis Island, off New York before moving on to the states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, and California. Some also landed in Canada and settled in Ontario, while others headed west to the prairie provinces. A study of passenger and immigration lists has shown a number of people bearing the name of Brock, or one of its variants, reaching North America shores very early:
Brock Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Lawrence Brock settled in Barbados in 1635
- Lawrence Brock, aged 18, landed in Barbados in 1635
- Richard Brock, who arrived in Maryland in 1635
- Wm Brock, who landed in Virginia in 1637
- John Brock, who arrived in New England in 1637
Brock Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Misar Brock, who landed in Virginia in 1701
- Philip Brock, who arrived in Virginia in 1702
- Robert Brock, who arrived in Virginia in 1722
- Rudolph Brock, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1733
- Friedrich Brock came to Philadelphia in 1733
Brock Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Elisa Brock, who landed in Texas in 1846
- C Brock, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1850
- Meyer Brock, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850
- Veils Brock, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850
- R Brock, who landed in New York in 1850
Brock Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- William A Brock, who arrived in Colorado in 1906
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- William Emerson "Bill" Brock Brock III (b. 1930), American politician, U.S. senator from Tennessee (1971-1977)
- Brigadier-General Ronald Cornelius Brock (1895-1984), American Commanding Officer Artillery 65th Division (1943-1945)
- Edwin Brock (1927-1997), British poet
- Charles Edmund Brock (1870-1938), English line artist and book illustrator
- Peter Brock (1945-2006), Australian motor racing driver
- Sir Isaac Brock (1769-1812), British Major-General and administrator, killed in the Battle of Queenston Heights
- Sir Russell Claude Brock (1903-1980), English surgeon, Lord Brock of Wimbledon, pioneer of open-heart surger
- Sir Thomas Brock (1847-1922), British Sculptor, who created the Queen Victoria Monument in front of Buckingham Palace
- William H Brock (b. 1936), English, Professor of Chemistry at University of Leicester
- Tony Brock (b. 1954), British drummer
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- Brief Outline of the Brock Family of Shenandoah Valley, Virginia by Franklin A. Zirkle.
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- Karlsruhe. Badisches Generallandesarchiv Baden Emigration lists 1866-1911. Salt Lake City: Microfilm of Card Index by the Genealogical Society of Utah. Print.
- Siebmacher, J.J. Siebmacher's Grosses Wappenbuch 35 Volumes. Germany: Bauer & Raspe. Print.
- Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
- Fogleman, Aaron Spencer. Hopeful Journeys German Immigration, Settlement, and Political Culture in Colonial America 1717-1775. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1986. Print. (ISBN 978-0812215489).
- Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
- Jones, Henry Z. Palatine Families of New York 2 Volumes. Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 2001. Print. (ISBN 978-0961388829).
- Oswald, G. Lexicon der Heraldik. Leipzig: 1984. Print.
- Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
- Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
- Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Illustrations to the Armorial general by J. B. Rietstap 6 volumes in 3. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1976. Print.
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