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
Duck Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Duck Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Duck Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Duck occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Dück. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Duck? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 42,361st most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 592,195 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Duck live; 44 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. Duck is also the 159,686th most frequent given name globally, held by 2,198 people.
It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 5,882 people, or 1 in 61,622. In The United States Duck is most prevalent in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, Georgia, where 8 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname exists in 90 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 16 percent reside and England, where 12 percent reside.
Duck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Duck has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 489 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 3 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 655 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 129 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Duck Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Duck surname is chiefly Catholic (97%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Duck surname are 21.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.08% registered to vote for the political 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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