The Stok Family Name

It is easy to miss Stok in an index if you only search for Stock. In origin, the name means “tree stump”.

Family crest and blazon

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Stok, so the heraldry linked to Stock is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Stok and Stock

Before spelling was fixed, Stock was also written Stok. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Other spellings include Stork, Stocke and Stokke.

For the full story, order the Stok surname pack.