Duck Surname
Approximately 12,306 people bear this surname
Duck Surname Definition:
There are three distinct origins of Duck—(1) Nick, 'the duck'; compare Drake. (2) Nick 'the Duke, 'which see, Old French due; Middle English duk. (3) Bapt. 'the son of Marmaduke,' from nick. Duke; v. Duke, Dukes, and Duckett. For several important instances, v.
Read More About This SurnameDuck Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,882 | 1:61,622 | 7,222 |
| Australia | 1,909 | 1:14,141 | 2,010 |
| England | 1,517 | 1:36,729 | 4,807 |
| Canada | 728 | 1:50,612 | 6,131 |
| Paraguay | 323 | 1:22,405 | 869 |
| Brazil | 322 | 1:664,827 | 24,540 |
| Israel | 294 | 1:29,108 | 4,175 |
| Germany | 202 | 1:398,542 | 36,874 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Mexico | 104 | 1:1,193,521 | 14,459 |
| South Africa | 76 | 1:712,865 | 50,752 |
| Scotland | 72 | 1:74,359 | 5,625 |
| New Zealand | 69 | 1:65,628 | 10,016 |
| Wales | 44 | 1:70,330 | 6,116 |
| France | 41 | 1:1,620,066 | 149,911 |
| Uruguay | 41 | 1:83,701 | 8,547 |
| Romania | 38 | 1:528,365 | 39,789 |
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| Netherlands | 32 | 1:527,724 | 48,879 |
| Hungary | 23 | 1:426,795 | 28,704 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Slovakia | 22 | 1:242,566 | 37,880 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| China | 17 | 1:80,430,680 | 4,441 |
| Northern Ireland | 15 | 1:123,002 | 7,073 |
| Vietnam | 15 | 1:6,176,404 | 2,493 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Austria | 12 | 1:709,620 | 61,025 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| South Korea | 11 | 1:4,658,205 | 839 |
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Cambodia | 9 | 1:1,720,794 | 6,732 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 1:916,935 | 4,774 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1:956,649 | 10,513 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 64 | 1:69,217 | 5,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,569 | 1:15,536 | 2,293 |
| Wales | 34 | 1:46,130 | 2,397 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:340,292 | 10,329 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,204 | 1:41,710 | 4,886 |
The alternate forms: Dück (3,035) are calculated separately.
Duck (2,198) may also be a first name.
Duck Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
There are three distinct origins of Duck—(1) Nick, 'the duck'; compare Drake. (2) Nick 'the Duke, 'which see, Old French due; Middle English duk. (3) Bapt. 'the son of Marmaduke,' from nick. Duke; v. Duke, Dukes, and Duckett. For several important instances, v. Duke.
John le Duk, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Adam Doke, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1577-8. Richard Fearne and Margery Ducke: Marriage Lic. (London).
1731. Baptised — Anne, d. Henry Duck: St. Mary Aldermary.
(English) 1 a nickname or sign-name from the Duck [Middle English doke, docke, duk(e, duc, Old English dúce] 2 a descendant of the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Docca. (Anglo-French-Latin) = Duke, q.v.; also a diminutive of Marmaduke.
A synonym of Lohan, q.v
Most likely Le Due, 'the duke,' as written in H.R.
Willelmus Dux was of Normandy, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Ralph Dux of Buckinghamshire, 1198 (Rotuli Curiae Regis). See Duke.
From the Dutch-Flemish, Duc; from the German, Duch; from the Swedish, Ducke; a personal name.
Duck: Shovellers and other water-birds appear on so many coats of arms, and are vulgarly all called ducks, that we might be sure to find Duck as a surname. I have seen it spelled in registers Doke, and the surname Duke is actually a substitution for Duck. The name appears variously spelled in the Hundred Rolls and elsewhere.
Among some of the ducks that appear on coats of arms are coots, the bearing of the Coode family. But this name does not come from the bird, but from the Celtic for a wood, coet, it being a Cornish family.
Duck Demographics
Average Male Duck Height
176.68 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Duck Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Duck Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Duck is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Dück. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Duck? popularity and diffusion
It is the 42,361st most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 592,195 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Duck reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Duck is also the 159,686th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 2,198 people.
The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 5,882 people, or 1 in 61,622. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, Georgia, where 8 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 90 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 16 percent reside and England, where 12 percent reside.
Duck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Duck has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Duck surname expanded 489 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 3 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 655 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 129 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Duck Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (97%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Duck surname are 21.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.08% being registered with the party.
The amount Duck earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 26.93% more than the national average, earning R 301,632 per year; in United States they earn 8.91% less than the national average, earning $39,306 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.04% less than the national average, earning $48,171 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dück | 92 | 3,035 | / |
| Duyck | 89 | 3,171 | / |
| Ducke | 89 | 683 | / |
| Dauck | 89 | 160 | / |
| Duick | 89 | 78 | / |
| Dhuck | 89 | 41 | / |
| Douck | 89 | 33 | / |
| Duuck | 89 | 13 | / |
| Deuck | 89 | 11 | / |
| Dguck | 89 | 8 | / |
| Dusck | 89 | 5 | / |
| Dugck | 89 | 3 | / |
| Dutck | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ducck | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dujck | 89 | 1 | / |
| Duckh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Duc | 86 | 142,130 | / |
| Duk | 86 | 15,287 | / |
| Doucke | 80 | 173 | / |
| Daucke | 80 | 13 | / |
| Daucks | 80 | 9 | / |
| Duijck | 80 | 5 | / |
| Duckås | 80 | 3 | / |
| Duckhs | 80 | 2 | / |
| Duchke | 80 | 2 | / |
| Duck's | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dhouck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Duycks | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dauzck | 80 | 0 | / |
| Duycke | 80 | 0 | / |
| Duke | 75 | 87,754 | / |
| Dukh | 75 | 1,744 | / |
| Douk | 75 | 1,247 | / |
| Dauk | 75 | 592 | / |
| Dukk | 75 | 332 | / |
| Duic | 75 | 215 | / |
| Dujc | 75 | 109 | / |
| Ducq | 75 | 59 | / |
| Duik | 75 | 32 | / |
| Deuk | 75 | 26 | / |
| Duyk | 75 | 17 | / |
| Duct | 75 | 16 | / |
| Dauc | 75 | 8 | / |
| Douc | 75 | 7 | / |
| Dhuk | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ducc | 75 | 4 | / |
| Duuk | 75 | 3 | / |
| Dusc | 75 | 3 | / |
| Duyc | 75 | 3 | / |
| Deuc | 75 | 2 | / |
| Duzk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Dugc | 75 | 2 | / |
| Dukc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tduk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dukq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dukz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dguk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dhuc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hduc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ducksch | 73 | 198 | / |
| Ducková | 73 | 39 | / |
| Duschke | 73 | 10 | / |
| Duckova | 73 | 3 | / |
| Duchkke | 73 | 2 | / |
| D'Houck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dahuk | 67 | 1,267 | / |
| Douke | 67 | 701 | / |
| Dhukk | 67 | 679 | / |
| Dhuke | 67 | 585 | / |
| Doukh | 67 | 188 | / |
| Dauke | 67 | 179 | / |
| Dutke | 67 | 121 | / |
| Duics | 67 | 68 | / |
| Dhauk | 67 | 67 | / |
| Doucková | 67 | 63 | / |
| Deuke | 67 | 61 | / |
| Dukke | 67 | 44 | / |
| Dukhe | 67 | 28 | / |
| Dushk | 67 | 22 | / |
| Dohuk | 67 | 16 | / |
| Dauks | 67 | 14 | / |
| D'Huc | 67 | 13 | / |
| Dhukh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Duçkë | 67 | 8 | / |
| Duyke | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ducsh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Duike | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hdock | 67 | 4 | / |
| Douckova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Daudc | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ddusk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Duuke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Deuks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duhkh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duisk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Douct | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gyduk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dduke | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Uke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhuic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doucq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doudc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duhhk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deugk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dduyk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhguk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhucg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhuzk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhouk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ducct | 67 | 0 | / |
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