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Origin of Tock Total Records: 6  Origin of Tock, Meaning of Tock Origin: According to the geneology written by John M. Comstock of California in 1949, the name Comstock is a place name. Its derivation undoubtedly traces to a village in Devonshire, England, called Culmstock which is located on the River Culm some ten miles east of Tiverton and an equal distance south of Taunton. In the year 1900 this village had a population of 869, which is about the same number that resided there in the time of the Domesday Book, wherein the village is mentioned as Colmstocke. This information and more can be found in his book privately printed for the author by the Commonwealth Press Inc., LosAngles, California. Surnames: Comstock Submitted by: C. Bowen Origin of Tock, Meaning of Tock Origin: Unable to find links to family prior to 1852. Great grandfather was Andrew Hackstock (b.27 Nov 1852 Austria/Hungary) married to Rosine Schreiner (b.Dec 1854 Austria/Hungary?). Please contact me if you have any information on the Hackstock family. Surnames: Hackstock Submitted by: Pat Storgaard Origin of Tock, Meaning of Tock Origin: An ancestor, most likely Herveus de Kipier, married a daughter of the earl Percy on Northern England in the late 12th century. Her dowry was the manor of Topcliffe in Yorkshire so her husband styled himself de Toppeclyve. The vast majority of us descend from this marriage. Surnames: Topcliffe, Topley, Topliff, Tapley, Tokely, Tockley, Toclive, Tocklyffe, Toplin, Taplin, Toppeclyve, Topply, Tople, Taple, Tapple Submitted by: Colin Topley Origin of Tock, Meaning of Tock Origin: Feudal tenants farming a section of the "Benedictine Kloster of St. Georgen in Schwartzwald known as Stockburg took the name Stockburger Surnames: Stockberger/Stockburger/Stockbarger Submitted by: Bob Stockberger Origin of Tock, Meaning of Tock Origin: Most likely of czech origin, the letter "c" being actually written with accent mark (hacek), and pronounced thus "pah_toch_kah". As for the meaning there are multiple theories, none of them very flattering. Surnames: Patocka Submitted by: Jan Origin of Tock, Meaning of Tock Origin: "stock" is old English for "tree trunk";"well" is also old Englich for "sprout;spring" Surnames: Stockwell Submitted by: mandi90 2/17/2012 1:27 PM Page 1 of 1

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