The surname Brock is found in England, Scotland and northern Germany and is a nickname for a person supposedly resembling a badger. When found in Germany the name is a nickname for a stout and strong man derived from the Middle High German term brocke meaning “lump.” The name dates to the 12th Century in England and the 14th Century in Germany. The earliest record of the name in the New World is in 1635 when Lawrence Brock arrived in Barbados having embraked from England. Today there are approximately 60,000 bearers of the name Brock living in the United States.