Flock History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Flock family
The surname Flock was first found in Austria, where the name Floch became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. In their later history the name became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family.
Important Dates for the Flock family
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Flock Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Floch, Floche, Flochen, Flocher, Flochermann, Flochenhaus, Flock, Flockenbach, Flockh, Flöckher and many more.
Early Notables of the Flock family (pre 1700)
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Flock migration to the United States
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Flock Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- Johan Adolph Flock, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1752 [1]
Flock Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Eugen Flock, who arrived in America in 1850 [1]
- Karl Flock, who landed in America in 1854 [1]
- Catharina Flock, who settled in New York in 1857
- Heinrich Flock, who arrived in New York in 1866
Flock migration to Canada
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Flock Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
- Susan Flock, who settled in Ontario in 1871
Flock migration to Australia
Emigration to
Australia followed the
First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:
Flock Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
- William Flock, a bricklayer, who arrived in Van Diemen’s Land (now Tasmania) sometime between 1825 and 1832
Contemporary Notables of the name Flock (post 1700)
- Robert Herman Flock (b. 1956), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, Auxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba (2013-)
- Julius Timothy "Tim" Flock (1924-1998), American stock car racer, two-time NASCAR series champion
- Truman Fontello "Fonty" Flock (1920-1972), American stock car racer
- Robert Newman "Bob" Flock (1918-1964), American stock car racer
- Hans Flock (b. 1940), Norwegian jurist
- Janine Flock (b. 1989), Austrian skeleton racer at the 2014 Winter Olympics, the first Austrian woman to win an overall World Cup skeleton title
Citations
- ^ Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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