See also: nock English English Wikipedia has an article on:NockWikipedia Etymology From the Middle English phrase atten okes (“at the oaks”). Proper noun Nock (plural Nocks) A surname. Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Nock is the 13798th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2191 individuals. Nock is most common among White (68.1%) and Black/African American (26.38%) individuals. Further reading Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nock”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 674. Anagrams conkWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.