Ducker Surname

104,149th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Ducker Surname Definition:

(English) = Duck 1 (q.v.) + the agential suff. -er.

‘Ducker, a kind of fighting-cock.’—Halliwell.

Ducker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8971:191,07018,927
England1,6681:33,4044,417
Australia2331:115,86112,852
Canada1931:190,91018,807
New Zealand1431:31,6675,500
Mexico491:2,533,18821,064
Honduras411:215,0352,321
Scotland351:152,9669,000
Wales341:91,0167,411
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Malta241:17,9281,021
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
France31:22,140,907385,998
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Norfolk Island11:2,295315
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7071:34,4774,512
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4571:109,88810,957

The alternate forms: Dücker (1,693) are calculated separately.

Ducker (24) may also be a first name.

Ducker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) = Duck 1 (q.v.) + the agential suff. -er.

‘Ducker, a kind of fighting-cock.’—Halliwell.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Old Norse, Doka (?); from the Swedish, Ducke, Dücker; from the Dutch, Duker; from the Flemish, Duck; from the German, Duch; in the Domesday Book, Tochi, Toco; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Ducker Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ducker Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ducker (Tibetan: འབྲུག་དཀར།) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Dücker. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ducker? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ducker is the 104,149th most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,616,581 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Ducker are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 24 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1,897 people, or 1 in 191,070. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Florida, where 9 percent reside, South Carolina, where 8 percent reside and North Carolina, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in England, where 37 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Ducker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ducker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ducker last name rose 415 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 236 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 3,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 161 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ducker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Latin Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Ducker last name are 20.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.57% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ducker earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 12.43% less than the national average, earning R 208,104 per year; in United States they earn 1.51% less than the national average, earning $42,497 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.5% more than the national average, earning $53,906 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dücker941,693/
Duecker92706/
Deucker92143/
Duicker924/
Duckier921/
Duucker921/
Duscker920/
Duker914,779/
Ducer91106/
Duijcker861/
Deuckert861/
Dauscker861/
Dauckert860/
Dicker837,259/
Duiker834,640/
Ducher832,577/
Docker831,670/
Dueker83660/
Dukker83479/
Deuker83454/
Duyker83154/
Dhuker8379/
Duccer8324/
Dukere839/
Douker837/
Dauker833/
Doucer833/
Dukher833/
Daucer831/
Dutker830/
Duckir830/
Deucher771,173/
Daucher77547/
Duijker77163/
Diecker77119/
Doucher77113/
Dockier7780/
Daukere7752/
Duysker7727/
Dückert7723/
Deusker7715/
Doukere778/
Deukert772/
Dukkert772/
Dushker772/
Doocker771/
Dudtker771/
Doecker771/
Dickerr771/
Daukier771/
Dugcher771/
Douckre771/
Deukker770/
Dockeer770/
Diker739,699/
Dukre731,651/
Düker731,189/
Ducre73820/
Doker73201/
Dukir731/
Ducir731/
Dockheer7119/
D'Hocker711/
Dukerova711/
Dhausker711/
Duijsker711/
Dukehert710/
Dieker671,927/
Dhukre67985/
Dikker67550/
Doeker67178/
Dukire67165/
Dokker67109/
Dooker6774/
Digker6764/
Doukre6748/
Dhoker6747/
Dokier6733/
Doukir6727/
Dockir6724/
Dükert6722/
Dickèr676/
Dikeir675/
Ducuir674/
Duquer674/
Dickér673/
Dokear673/
Dücher672/
Dikear671/
Dukhre671/
Deutshcer671/
Duikir671/
Dikier671/
Dukuir671/
Dukair671/
Dukirt670/

Ducker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ducker in the Tibetan language
འབྲུག་དཀར།drukkar-

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