Tuckey Surname

154,106th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,850 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Tuckey Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Tochi,' a variant of Tuck, which see, where Domesday instances will be found. This derivation is absolutely certain, as proved by the Hundred Roll references below.

Richard Toky, Wiltshire, 1273.

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Tuckey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8781:412,82335,884
England8371:66,5697,725
Australia5651:47,7805,974
Canada2661:138,51714,271
New Zealand1691:26,7954,697
Wales331:93,7747,567
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Scotland151:356,92115,763
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
France41:16,605,680368,153
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland571:77,7175,517
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6051:40,2905,124
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2141:234,66719,701

Tuckey (24) may also be a first name.

Tuckey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Tochi,' a variant of Tuck, which see, where Domesday instances will be found. This derivation is absolutely certain, as proved by the Hundred Roll references below.

Richard Toky, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Toky, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Thomas Toky, Oxfordshire, ibid.

William Toky, Oxfordshire, ibid.

1599. Thomas Tookye, Leicestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1604. Job Tookye, Leicestershire: ibid.

William Toky, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Adam Toky, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1624. William Elliott and Joane Tuckey: Marriage Lic (London).

1779. Married — Henry Tookey and Ann Beardshaw: St. George, Hanover Square.

1782. — Francis Tookie and Elizabeth Elborn: ibid.

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

= Tuck (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -ey, -ie.

Cp. Tookey.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tuckey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tuckey is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Tuckey.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuckey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 154,106th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,557,034 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 34 percent of Tuckey are found; 32 percent are found in North America and 32 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 24 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 878 people, or 1 in 412,823. In The United States Tuckey is most common in: Michigan, where 19 percent are found, Florida, where 9 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 24 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent are found and Australia, where 20 percent are found.

Tuckey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tuckey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 410 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 138 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 3,300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 61 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 214 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tuckey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (65%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tuckey surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tuckey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.17% more than the national average, earning R 432,900 per year; in United States they earn 8.11% more than the national average, earning $46,647 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.04% more than the national average, earning $55,667 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tukey91404/
Tucke91179/
Tucky91112/
Tucey9136/
Tutkey83451/
Tickey83411/
Tockey83209/
Teucke83114/
Tuecke8381/
Tukeye8381/
Toucey8373/
Taucke8336/
Tukeyi8320/
Toukey839/
Tukeyo836/
Tuchey834/
Tuckee834/
Tuckes832/
Tukeya831/
Tuckea831/
Toucke830/
Tuicke830/
Tuckay830/
Tuckie830/
Tuke807,644/
Tuce80305/
Tuky8027/
Tutskey7747/
Thickey7738/
Tauskey7718/
Tuckeer774/
Tukcker772/
Tuucker772/
Tuccker771/
Tuckerr771/
Taucker771/
Toukeye771/
Touckeh771/
Thoucke771/
Touchey770/
Touckie770/
Tucketh770/
Tuiskey770/
Tuicker770/
Tukei7310,487/
Tucay732,906/
Tukay73987/
Tucki73962/
Tuche73550/
Ticky73521/
Tauke73353/
Touke73241/
Tocke73215/
Tikey73192/
Tukue73145/
Teuke73143/
Thuke73106/
Tokey73105/
Tuuke7380/
Tukeh7380/
Tucka7377/
Ticke7370/
Tukke7367/
Tucei7361/
Tucuy7361/
Tücke7357/
Tukie7346/
Tukea7337/
Tuike7334/
Tukae7324/
Tukoe7323/
Tucce7320/
Tueke7311/
Tukeu7310/
Tukhy739/
Tukye739/
Tukky735/
Tukiy733/
Tukoy733/
Tuked733/
Tuice732/
Tauce732/
Touce732/
Tugce732/
Thucy731/
Tukuy731/
Tuške731/
Touky731/
Tauky731/
Tucoy731/
Tukee731/
Tukej731/
Tukge731/
Tugky731/
Tukys731/
Tuğce731/
Thuce730/
Tauschke71190/
Tutschke7161/
Thoucker718/
Tutschky717/
D'Tucker712/
Thuckett711/
Tauszkey710/
Toukhy672,265/
Touche671,862/
Tookey671,176/
Taukei67675/
Tukiyo67544/
Tukiya67524/
Thicke67503/
Tukayi67294/
Tauche67267/
Teukeu67250/
Tukoye67168/
Tukuye67166/
Tutsky67137/
Tukeji67128/
Tugcay67124/
Tuskes67119/
Tiecke67109/
Tukuya67108/
Tukayo67102/
Tutzschky6768/
Tukoyi6756/
Tickay6753/
Tukaya6746/
Tausky6744/
Tukoyo6740/
Tutzschke6738/
Totcky6733/
Toukea6732/
Taucei6727/
Toukeu6725/
Theuke6724/
Tuikue6724/
Tukuyi6721/
Tukaye6719/
Tickie6719/
Toukes6716/
Tuikeu6716/
Teukep6716/
Toukay6716/
Tuszke6714/
Tukuje6714/
Tokeye6714/
Thusky6714/
Toukei6713/
Tuškei6713/
Tucoyo6712/
Tukkie6712/
Tuckis6710/
Tokhey6710/
Tuiche6710/
Teuche6710/
Tuchka679/
Tiekey677/
Tukioy677/
Thikey677/
Taukie677/
Tutzky677/
Tikeya676/
Dtauke676/
Tucuyo676/
Tuškej676/
Tukuyo676/
Tukysh676/
Totcke675/
Tukaje675/
Tuczka675/
Tukayu675/
Toucka675/
Thauke675/
Tikkey674/
Tickoy674/
Tugkay674/
Tukhay673/
Toczky673/
Taukoy673/
Ttauke673/
Tokeyo673/
Tukoya673/
Tukkei673/
Teukie673/
Toukoy673/
Tockie673/
Tukgoe673/
Tucque672/
Tuchki672/
Thouke672/
Tutkoy672/
Tutzke672/
Tucayo672/
Tuikay672/
Tukaie672/
Tukawe672/
Tucayu672/
Thocke672/
Teukye672/
Tuskea671/
Tutker671/
Tokeyu671/
Toukoe671/
Tuketp671/
Tuikej671/
Tujcoy671/
Tukajy671/
Thuciy671/
Thugke671/
Thukuy671/
Taukea671/
Tukeah671/
Taukay671/
Tukiye671/
Taucce671/
Tuukei671/
Tuskej671/
Teukeh671/
Tokeya671/
Toukke671/
Toucki671/
Taukes671/
Tukeha671/
Tucuya671/
Tuekei671/
Ttuuke671/
Thukhe671/
Thukoe671/
Toukyo671/
Thuket671/
Tuiker670/
Tuckit670/
Tutcay670/
Tickeh670/
Tudker670/

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