Buck Surname
Approximately 103,627 people bear this surname
Buck Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the buck.' Two Johns in the village of Linford, Oxfordshire, are set down as John Giffard le Bok and John Giffard le Hof (Placita de Quo Warranto, Edward I.). No doubt both were sons of one Giffard, both being baptized by the same name, as was then common.
Read More About This SurnameBuck Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 58,760 | 1:6,168 | 713 |
| Germany | 20,805 | 1:3,870 | 429 |
| England | 10,508 | 1:5,302 | 741 |
| Canada | 3,948 | 1:9,333 | 1,396 |
| Australia | 2,790 | 1:9,676 | 1,443 |
| Brazil | 1,374 | 1:155,804 | 5,989 |
| Switzerland | 728 | 1:11,281 | 1,858 |
| France | 490 | 1:135,557 | 20,736 |
| South Africa | 476 | 1:113,819 | 13,655 |
| New Zealand | 369 | 1:12,272 | 2,137 |
| Wales | 301 | 1:10,281 | 1,139 |
| Netherlands | 297 | 1:56,859 | 9,787 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Denmark | 220 | 1:25,658 | 2,614 |
| Scotland | 177 | 1:30,248 | 3,130 |
| Northern Ireland | 153 | 1:12,059 | 1,790 |
| Dominican Republic | 131 | 1:79,641 | 3,650 |
| Mexico | 131 | 1:947,528 | 12,750 |
| Spain | 115 | 1:406,539 | 22,087 |
| Austria | 102 | 1:83,485 | 12,474 |
| Argentina | 101 | 1:423,202 | 32,207 |
| Singapore | 94 | 1:58,593 | 2,307 |
| Ireland | 92 | 1:51,184 | 3,668 |
| Jamaica | 90 | 1:31,888 | 2,313 |
| Belgium | 80 | 1:143,708 | 20,372 |
| Poland | 77 | 1:493,620 | 48,553 |
| Norway | 74 | 1:69,490 | 9,776 |
| Philippines | 55 | 1:1,840,695 | 114,828 |
| Luxembourg | 46 | 1:12,620 | 2,379 |
| Iran | 45 | 1:1,706,278 | 64,723 |
| Honduras | 41 | 1:215,035 | 2,321 |
| Israel | 41 | 1:208,723 | 20,048 |
| Sweden | 41 | 1:240,165 | 16,652 |
| United Arab Emirates | 37 | 1:247,629 | 17,078 |
| Hungary | 36 | 1:272,674 | 21,202 |
| Sierra Leone | 36 | 1:196,934 | 344 |
| Chile | 35 | 1:503,328 | 12,866 |
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Russia | 28 | 1:5,147,252 | 226,919 |
| Malaysia | 25 | 1:1,179,769 | 51,323 |
| Uruguay | 25 | 1:137,270 | 12,322 |
| Isle of Man | 23 | 1:3,731 | 815 |
| China | 22 | 1:62,150,980 | 3,380 |
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Hong Kong | 15 | 1:489,032 | 3,321 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Czechia | 13 | 1:817,959 | 70,223 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Costa Rica | 10 | 1:478,007 | 4,148 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Slovakia | 8 | 1:667,056 | 68,191 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Bahamas | 4 | 1:97,938 | 1,027 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Haiti | 3 | 1:3,561,302 | 20,668 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 1:17,164 | 627 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 66 | 1:67,119 | 5,026 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6,312 | 1:3,862 | 545 |
| Wales | 80 | 1:19,605 | 1,139 |
| Scotland | 70 | 1:53,475 | 3,583 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15,082 | 1:3,330 | 395 |
The alternate forms: Bück (465) are calculated separately.
Buck (17,890) may also be a first name.
Buck Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the buck.' Two Johns in the village of Linford, Oxfordshire, are set down as John Giffard le Bok and John Giffard le Hof (Placita de Quo Warranto, Edward I.). No doubt both were sons of one Giffard, both being baptized by the same name, as was then common. The nicknames were added to secure identity (v. my Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature, where records of even three Johns in a family are quoted).
Roger le Buk, 1313. Writs of Parliament.
Robertus Buk, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Robert Bok, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Richard Boke, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Robert de le Buk, Essex, ibid.
Thomas Buk, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
1572. Baptised — Joyce, d. William Bucke: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1764. Married — Benjamin Buck and Ann Taylor: St. George, Hanover Square.
John Buc, a charter witness in Glasgow, 1495 (HP II, p. 195). Thomas Buk in Dunfermline had a remission in 1508 (Trials, I, p. 109). Alexander Buk was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1506, and Duncan Buk in 1560 (NSCM., I, p. 43, 67). Andrew Buk was skipper of the 'Nicolace' of Aberdeen, 1540 (CRA., p. 173), and Andro Buck was burgess there, 1591 (SCM., III, p. 156). Alexander Bucke in Auchorties, 1658 (Brechin), and Job Buck was shipmaster in Eyemouth, 1753 (Lauder).
(English) 1 a nickname from the Buck [Middle English buk(ke, Old English bucc] Walter le Buk.—Pat. Rolls.
2 Dweller at the Beech-Tree [Middle English buk, boke, Old English bóc] Robert de Buk.—Hundred Rolls
(English) Dweller at the sign of the male deer.
Such names as Lyon, Bull, Buck, etc., may have been borrowed from armorial bearings, the shields and banners of war, or for a resemblance to those animals noted for courage, agility, or swiftness, or from signs and emblems over shops and inns.
Radulphus de Bucca occurs in Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Ursell, Ranulph, and Racinus de Buc in England 1199 (Rotuli Curiae Regis). Hence the Baronets Buck, now Stukely.
Walter le Boc, Normandy, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).
From the Swedish ,from the Danish, Buck; a personal name Herlewin Buc in Rotuli de Oblatis et Finibus, King John
The name of Buck is now most numerous around Norwich; but it was represented in the county as far back as the 13th century (H. R.). It also occurs now in Suffolk and Notts.
User-submitted Reference
The Buck surname was assigned because of the family characteristics, e.g. noteable cheekbones, and especially the buck chin or jaw-line, which adorned the usually slender face (like a buck deer or goat), which could give the males a gruff appearance, especially when unshaven.
- sandra1(Anglo-Saxon) This surname comes from boc, meaning 'beech' or 'beach', sometimes used as an element of a place name, e.g. Buxton in Derbyshire, Buxhall in Suffolk, Buxted in Sussex. Or a variant of Buck, meaning 'deer'.
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Average Buck Salary in
United States
$43,666 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Buck Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buck Come From? nationality or country of origin
Buck is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Bück. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Buck? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,469th most commonly used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 70,325 people. The surname Buck occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Buck are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Buck is also the 41,007th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 17,890 people.
This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 58,760 people, or 1 in 6,168. In The United States Buck is primarily concentrated in: California, where 8 percent live, Texas, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 112 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 20 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.
Buck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Buck has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Buck last name rose 390 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 376 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 253 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 139 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Buck Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Buck last name is principally Catholic (75%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Buck last name are 13.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.6% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Buck earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.76% more than the national average, earning 428,325 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 108.55% more than the national average, earning R 495,588 per year; in United States they earn 1.2% more than the national average, earning $43,666 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.5% more than the national average, earning $51,918 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bück | 92 | 465 | / |
| Buick | 89 | 3,138 | / |
| Bouck | 89 | 2,520 | / |
| Buyck | 89 | 2,305 | / |
| Beuck | 89 | 1,067 | / |
| Buuck | 89 | 779 | / |
| Bauck | 89 | 641 | / |
| Bucke | 89 | 431 | / |
| Busck | 89 | 187 | / |
| Buckx | 89 | 60 | / |
| Buhck | 89 | 47 | / |
| Buqck | 89 | 5 | / |
| Bujck | 89 | 2 | / |
| Buckh | 89 | 2 | / |
| Buckk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Buckp | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bugck | 89 | 0 | / |
| Buzck | 89 | 0 | / |
| Buk | 86 | 10,354 | / |
| Buc | 86 | 3,403 | / |
| Baucke | 80 | 694 | / |
| Boucke | 80 | 252 | / |
| Buycks | 80 | 240 | / |
| Beucke | 80 | 221 | / |
| Baucks | 80 | 82 | / |
| Buijck | 80 | 80 | / |
| Buscke | 80 | 80 | / |
| Buchke | 80 | 60 | / |
| Buicke | 80 | 46 | / |
| Butcke | 80 | 43 | / |
| Beuckx | 80 | 30 | / |
| Budcke | 80 | 12 | / |
| Buschk | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bucksh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Buycke | 80 | 2 | / |
| Buckhs | 80 | 2 | / |
| Baudck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buicks | 80 | 1 | / |
| D'Buck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boucck | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bousck | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bauk | 75 | 15,743 | / |
| Bauc | 75 | 8,061 | / |
| Bouk | 75 | 3,969 | / |
| Buke | 75 | 2,547 | / |
| Buik | 75 | 2,183 | / |
| Bukh | 75 | 1,730 | / |
| Bouc | 75 | 1,444 | / |
| Beuk | 75 | 952 | / |
| Buhk | 75 | 729 | / |
| Buic | 75 | 141 | / |
| Buuk | 75 | 137 | / |
| Beuc | 75 | 110 | / |
| Bukk | 75 | 89 | / |
| Bukx | 75 | 83 | / |
| Buyk | 75 | 82 | / |
| Bhuk | 75 | 64 | / |
| Bucx | 75 | 29 | / |
| Bujk | 75 | 27 | / |
| Vuck | 75 | 23 | / |
| Bucc | 75 | 22 | / |
| Bugk | 75 | 11 | / |
| Bukz | 75 | 4 | / |
| Buct | 75 | 2 | / |
| Budc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bukc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bucq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bukp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bukś | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bguk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Buzk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bugc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bujc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bukq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bucková | 73 | 1,159 | / |
| Buschke | 73 | 873 | / |
| Bucksch | 73 | 522 | / |
| Buckova | 73 | 162 | / |
| Bauchke | 73 | 7 | / |
| Bushcke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Buijckx | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bouchkh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bukke | 67 | 9,274 | / |
| Boock | 67 | 1,928 | / |
| Bahuk | 67 | 1,676 | / |
| Bouke | 67 | 1,250 | / |
| Beuke | 67 | 1,210 | / |
| Boucq | 67 | 1,128 | / |
| Bauschke | 67 | 1,007 | / |
| Bauke | 67 | 657 | / |
| Buijk | 67 | 399 | / |
| Buike | 67 | 263 | / |
| Boukh | 67 | 253 | / |
| Buiks | 67 | 222 | / |
| Bhuke | 67 | 199 | / |
| Bukss | 67 | 143 | / |
| Baukh | 67 | 93 | / |
| Bausk | 67 | 91 | / |
| Bukhe | 67 | 61 | / |
| Vuick | 67 | 48 | / |
| Bauks | 67 | 43 | / |
| Bhukh | 67 | 42 | / |
| Butkė | 67 | 42 | / |
| Buykx | 67 | 41 | / |
| Bockh | 67 | 36 | / |
| Buhks | 67 | 33 | / |
| Buyks | 67 | 30 | / |
| Bucsh | 67 | 28 | / |
| Baucq | 67 | 25 | / |
| Bujcs | 67 | 23 | / |
| Bucgs | 67 | 21 | / |
| Boucková | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bucch | 67 | 19 | / |
| Bukxh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Buttk | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bhauk | 67 | 12 | / |
| Buksz | 67 | 12 | / |
| Buttc | 67 | 12 | / |
| Buxch | 67 | 11 | / |
| Beukh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Buikx | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bouckova | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bukch | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bukšs | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bückő | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bucșe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Buucc | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bheuc | 67 | 3 | / |
| Buhsk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Buchg | 67 | 3 | / |
| Butkh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Buyke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Busks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buhyk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beucs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buccs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bucct | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buisc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bugch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buhke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhuik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhukk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhuuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhucc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhauc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bautc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buíke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vouck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bockk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bukcx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buitc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buscì | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buickova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buics | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buikh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouëc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beusc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhuic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buigc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bautk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouhc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buikg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buhkt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bukgh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bocck | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bussk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bouschke | 67 | 0 | / |
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