Tuckerman Surname

310,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Tuckerman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the tuckerman,' a tucker, a walker, a dyer; compare Merchantman, Husbandman, &c. v. Tucker.

Barbara Tuckerman, 1660: Reg. Canterbury Cath.

1689. John Tuckerman and Mary Bartlett: Marriage Alleg.

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Tuckerman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6231:581,79647,615
Australia4381:61,6347,446
England691:807,50843,459
Scotland311:172,7049,690
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England741:329,39721,471
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2321:216,46018,492

Tuckerman (11) may also be a first name.

Tuckerman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the tuckerman,' a tucker, a walker, a dyer; compare Merchantman, Husbandman, &c. v. Tucker.

Barbara Tuckerman, 1660: Reg. Canterbury Cath.

1689. John Tuckerman and Mary Bartlett: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

1 =Tucker, Tooker (q.v.) + English man.

2 (the) Tucker’s Man (-Servant).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who assisted in cleaning and thickening cloth, the tucker's servant.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

I cannot better elucidate this name than by giving the following account, received from a learned and well-known Transatlantic bearer of it, writing from Cambridge, U.S., in 1853: —

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Tuckerman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tuckerman is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuckerman? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 310,555th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 6,007,870 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Tuckerman are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Tuckerman is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 11 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 623 people, or 1 in 581,796. In The United States Tuckerman is most common in: Ohio, where 26 percent reside, Michigan, where 12 percent reside and New York, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States Tuckerman is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 36 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

Tuckerman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tuckerman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tuckerman surname grew 269 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 7 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 775 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tuckerman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tuckerman are 18.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.22% being registered with the party.

The amount Tuckerman earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 26.93% more than the national average, earning $54,770 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.46% more than the national average, earning $50,410 CAD per year.

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