| ![Show Contents]() Stocking History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England The ancestry of the name Stocking dates from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from when the family lived in one of a variety of similarly-named places. Settlements called Stockton are found in Cheshire, Herefordshire, Norfolk, Shropshire, Wiltshire, Warwickshire, and the West Riding of Yorkshire. Stockton Heath is in Cheshire, and Stockton on Tees is in Durham. Stockton on Teme is in Worcestershire, and Stockton on the Forest is in the North Riding of Yorkshire. The surname Stocking belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Early Origins of the Stocking familyThe surname Stocking was first found in Cheshire where they held a family seat from ancient times. Stocking Abbey was an abbey in North Yorkshire Early History of the Stocking familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Stocking research. Another 92 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1470, 1630, 1670, 1680, 1692 and 1728 are included under the topic Early Stocking History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Stocking Spelling VariationsSpelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Stocking have been found, including Stockton, Stockden, Stockdon, Stogdon, Stocking and others. Early Notables of the Stocking familyNotables of this surname at this time include: John Stockton, Lord Mayor of London in 1470.Owen Stockton (1630-1680), was an English Puritan divine, fourth son of Owen Stockton, prebendary of Chester Cathedral, born...
Another 33 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Stocking Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Stocking RankingIn the United States, the name Stocking is the 15,651st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
 Stocking migration to the United States | + |
Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Stocking, or a variant listed above:
Stocking Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- George Stocking, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1633 aboard the ship "Griffin", bound for Cambridge 2
Stocking Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Anna Stocking, aged 20, who arrived in Ellis Island, New York aboard the ship "Minn" in 1855 3
- Fred Stocking, aged 18, who arrived in Ellis Island, New York aboard the ship "Rhynland" in 1883 3
- Otto Stocking, aged 19, who arrived in Ellis Island, New York aboard the ship "Schiedam" in 1886 3
- Ben Stocking, aged 25, who arrived in Ellis Island, New York aboard the ship "Wisconsin" in 1889 3
| Stocking migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Stocking Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Henry Stocking, aged 19, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1851 aboard the ship "Lysander" 4
- John Stocking, English Convict from Suffolk, who was transported aboard the "Aboukir" on December 24, 1851, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia 5
| Contemporary Notables of the name Stocking (post 1700) | + |
- George W. Stocking Jr. (1928-2013), German-born American scholar, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Chicago
- George W. Stocking Sr. (1892-1975), American economist, Professor of Economics at the University of Texas at Austin from 1926 to 1947
- Robert McD. Stocking, American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Quebec City, 1897 6
- Omar Stocking, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Michigan State House of Representatives 68th District, 1978 6
- Jonathan Stocking (1797-1835), American politician, Mayor of Mobile, Alabama, 1831-34 6
- Frank S. Stocking, American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Quebec City, 1905 6
- Dave Stocking, British founding member of Workers' Power
- Dame Barbara Mary Stocking DBE (b. 1951), British public servant and the former Chief Executive of Oxfam GB
- Dr. Evelyn Stocking Crosslin (1919-1991), born Evelyn Stocking, an American physician who was posthumously inducted into the Florida Women's Hall of Fame in 1995
| Historic Events for the Stocking family | + |
- Mr. Stanley Aaron Archibald Stocking, British Marine, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and survived the sinking 7
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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)
- Ellis Island Search retrieved 9th February 2023. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
- State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) LYSANDER 1851. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1851Lysander.htm
- State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2014, November 18) Aboukir voyage to Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island. [These convicts appear to have all landed in Van Diemen's Land], Australia in 1851 with 280 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/aboukir/1851
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 17) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- HMS Repulse Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listrepulsecrew.html
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