Stocker

See also: stocker and Stöcker

English

Etymology

• As an English, German and Swiss/Alemannic German surname, from the noun stock (“stock, tree stump”), see Stock.
• As a Dutch surname, from the noun stocker (“jailer”).
• As an English surname, from the noun stocker (“one who sells stockfish”).
• Also as an English surname, variant of Stoker.
• As an Irish surname, from mac an stocaire (“son of the trumpeter”).

Proper noun

Stocker (plural Stockers)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Stocker is the 5310^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6561 individuals. Stocker is most common among White (88.72%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Rosteck, restock, rockest, rockets

German

Alternative forms

• Stucker

Etymology

From Middle High German stocker. By surface analysis, stocken +‎ -er or Stock +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtɔkɐ/
• Hyphenation: Sto‧cker

Noun

Stocker m (strong, genitive Stockers, plural Stocker)

1. (archaic) prison guard
2. (archaic) lackey, stooge, one who is servile and/or performs menial service

Declension

Declension of Stocker [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Stocker	die	Stocker
genitive	eines	des	Stockers	der	Stocker
dative	einem	dem	Stocker	den	Stockern
accusative	einen	den	Stocker	die	Stocker

Related terms

• Stockmeister

Noun

Stocker m (strong, genitive Stockers, plural Stocker, diminutive (Austria) Stocki n)

1. (dated or regional, colloquial) dolt, oaf, klutz

Declension

Declension of Stocker [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Stocker	die	Stocker
genitive	eines	des	Stockers	der	Stocker
dative	einem	dem	Stocker	den	Stockern
accusative	einen	den	Stocker	die	Stocker

Further reading

• “Stocker”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “Stocker” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.