Tuck Surname
Approximately 25,735 people bear this surname
Tuck Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Toke.' The Domesday form was Toka, 'liber homo Stigandi Toka Francigine' (Toka the Frenchman); v. Freeman, Norman Conq. v. 768. Mr. Lower enumerates among the Domesday forms of this familiar personal name Toe, Tocho, Tochi, and Toka, also the patronymic Godric Tokeson (Godric fit Toke).
Read More About This SurnameTuck Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,142 | 1:27,580 | 3,451 |
| England | 5,914 | 1:9,421 | 1,384 |
| Canada | 1,964 | 1:18,760 | 2,648 |
| Australia | 1,706 | 1:15,824 | 2,235 |
| New Zealand | 740 | 1:6,119 | 1,028 |
| South Africa | 697 | 1:77,730 | 9,640 |
| Malaysia | 491 | 1:60,070 | 4,527 |
| Wales | 361 | 1:8,572 | 952 |
| Scotland | 104 | 1:51,479 | 4,410 |
| Ireland | 49 | 1:96,101 | 5,242 |
| New Caledonia | 47 | 1:5,877 | 1,249 |
| Brunei | 41 | 1:10,213 | 1,246 |
| Thailand | 41 | 1:1,722,886 | 219,200 |
| Guatemala | 41 | 1:392,260 | 4,988 |
| Germany | 38 | 1:2,118,565 | 113,742 |
| France | 33 | 1:2,012,810 | 168,616 |
| Netherlands | 30 | 1:562,906 | 50,501 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:8,267 | 1,718 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Cambodia | 5 | 1:3,097,429 | 8,690 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 25 | 1:177,195 | 8,871 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,648 | 1:6,682 | 1,037 |
| Wales | 137 | 1:11,448 | 690 |
| Guernsey | 39 | 1:837 | 141 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:197,011 | 7,414 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,107 | 1:23,834 | 2,964 |
The alternate forms: Tück (77) are calculated separately.
Tuck (12,649) may also be a first name.
Tuck Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Toke.' The Domesday form was Toka, 'liber homo Stigandi Toka Francigine' (Toka the Frenchman); v. Freeman, Norman Conq. v. 768. Mr. Lower enumerates among the Domesday forms of this familiar personal name Toe, Tocho, Tochi, and Toka, also the patronymic Godric Tokeson (Godric fit Toke). Tycho Brahe represented the Danish form (v. Yonge). Friar Tuck, whether an historic or legendary personage, bears unmistakably the same name. For a diminutive v. Tokelin. Of many instances I furnish a few.
Toke Dando, Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Toke Lanarms (i.e. the woolmonger), Lincolnshire, ibid.
Tokus Bobyning, Close Rolls, 3 Edward I.
Peter Tuck, Close Rolls, 6 Edward I.
Thomas Tuke, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1526. Nicholas Toke, or Tocke, or Take: Register of the University of Oxford.
1571. John Tuke and Margaret Willyams: Marriage Lic (London).
1675. Baptised — James, s. Henry Tucke: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1676-7. Thomas Tooke (Hertfordshire) and Elizabeth Atkins: Marriage Lic. (London).
1708. William Toke (Kent) and Elizabeth Hilton: ibid.
1753. Married — Roger Took (Norfolk) and Elizabeth Grandee: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
(English) the Anglo-Saxon Tucca, Tuca [prob. from the stem of Old English túcian, to adorn] Peter Tuck.—Close Rolls, A.D. 1278.
(Anglo-Scand.) for Took(e, Toke, q.v.
(English) Descendant of Tucca (to draw), or of Toke (people).
Tuck is an ancient Norfolk name, which was represented in this county as well as in Lincolnshire in the 13th century (H. R.).
Though also characteristic of Norfolk, Tuck has been a Wilts name for many generations. Two hundred years ago there was a Captain Tuck in the county, apparently resident in Corsham (A.); and early last century Richard Tuck of Rowdford, Bromham, also owned property in Westbury (H.).
Tuck Demographics
Tuck Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Tuck Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tuck Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tuck is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Tück. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tuck? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tuck is the 21,184th most common last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 283,176 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Tuck reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 52,258th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 12,649 people.
The last name Tuck is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 13,142 people, or 1 in 27,580. In The United States Tuck is most numerous in: Virginia, where 13 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and North Carolina, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 80 countries. It is also common in England, where 23 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.
Tuck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Tuck has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tuck surname expanded 624 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 162 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 264 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 547 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 196 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Tuck Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (76%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Tuck surname are 15.74% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.51% registered with the political party.
The amount Tuck earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.99% more than the national average, earning 491,409 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 74.16% more than the national average, earning R 413,880 per year; in United States they earn 5.17% less than the national average, earning $40,917 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.45% more than the national average, earning $50,900 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tück | 92 | 77 | / |
| Touck | 89 | 346 | / |
| Tucke | 89 | 179 | / |
| Tauck | 89 | 117 | / |
| Tuick | 89 | 1 | / |
| Teuck | 89 | 0 | / |
| Tusck | 89 | 0 | / |
| Tuc | 86 | 19,205 | / |
| Tuk | 86 | 4,691 | / |
| Teucke | 80 | 114 | / |
| Taucke | 80 | 36 | / |
| Thouck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thuchk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thusck | 80 | 0 | / |
| Theuck | 80 | 0 | / |
| Tuicke | 80 | 0 | / |
| Toucke | 80 | 0 | / |
| Thuc | 75 | 9,105 | / |
| Tuke | 75 | 7,644 | / |
| Thuk | 75 | 1,137 | / |
| Tuuk | 75 | 1,133 | / |
| Tauk | 75 | 824 | / |
| Touk | 75 | 584 | / |
| Tuik | 75 | 263 | / |
| Tauc | 75 | 187 | / |
| Tukk | 75 | 148 | / |
| Tukh | 75 | 78 | / |
| Teuk | 75 | 28 | / |
| Touc | 75 | 13 | / |
| Tuhk | 75 | 12 | / |
| Tucq | 75 | 11 | / |
| Tuyc | 75 | 4 | / |
| Tuqk | 75 | 4 | / |
| Tukt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tukq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tudk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tuhc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tujk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tusc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tucg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Teuc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dtuc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Htuc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Htuk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tuic | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tuct | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dtuk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tuuc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tutc | 75 | 0 | / |
| Tuckova | 73 | 26 | / |
| Thoucke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tuisk | 67 | 791 | / |
| Tahuk | 67 | 428 | / |
| Tauke | 67 | 353 | / |
| Touke | 67 | 241 | / |
| Tauschke | 67 | 190 | / |
| Teuke | 67 | 143 | / |
| Thuke | 67 | 106 | / |
| Tukke | 67 | 67 | / |
| Ttouk | 67 | 45 | / |
| Thauk | 67 | 36 | / |
| Tuike | 67 | 34 | / |
| Thouk | 67 | 23 | / |
| Tuysk | 67 | 14 | / |
| Teucq | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tuksh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Htuyk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuške | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tutkė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teuhk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toukh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Touckova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuyct | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tocck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Touct | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tucch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thouc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taucs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thukh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Togck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuqkk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tukkk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuxch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuytc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tauhk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dtukz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Htauk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teuks | 67 | 0 | / |
| Toock | 67 | 0 | / |
| Tukks | 67 | 0 | / |
| Toeck | 67 | 0 | / |
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