# Brock

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /bɹɒk/ · frequency rank #10,995

## Definitions
1. An English and Scottish surname from Middle English, a variant of Brook, or originally a nickname for someone thought to resemble a badger (Middle English broc(k)).
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A small village in Myerscough and Bilsborrow parish, Wyre borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5140).
4. A river in Lancashire which flows through the village to the River Wyre.
5. An unincorporated community in Scotland County, Missouri, United States.
6. A village in Nemaha County, Nebraska, United States.
7. An unincorporated community in Darke County, Ohio, United States.
8. A town in Parker County, Texas, United States.
9. A township in the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.
10. A village in the Rural Municipality of Kindersley No. 290, Saskatchewan, Canada.
11. A rural municipality (Rural Municipality of Brock No. 64) in Saskatchewan.
12. A river in Quebec, Canada, a tributary of the Chibougamau River.

## Easily confused with
- **bros** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brock-vs-bros)
- **buck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brock-vs-buck)
- **brow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brock-vs-brow)
- **Brom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brock-vs-brom)
- **brown** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brock-vs-brown)
- **broke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brock-vs-broke)
- **Bruce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brock-vs-bruce)
- **brook** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brock-vs-brook)
- **Bronx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brock-vs-bronx)
- **broom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brock-vs-broom)
- **broth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brock-vs-broth)
- **brows** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brock-vs-brows)
- **brody** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brock-vs-brody)
- **brood** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brock-vs-brood)
- **Buick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brock-vs-buick)
- **brooks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brock-vs-brooks)
- **Brooke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brock-vs-brooke)
- **brooch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brock-vs-brooch)
- **bronco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brock-vs-bronco)
- **bro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bro-vs-brock)

## Common misspellings (8)
`bbrock`, `borck`, `brcok`, `brocck`, `brockk`, `brokc`, `brrock`, `rbock`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/brock