Buck Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Buck Name Meaning: Supposedly derived from a person who resembled a male deer or he-goat

From the Olde English Bucc or Bucca. This name is Anglo-Saxon in origin.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buck Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Buck family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 737
Agricultural Labourer 218
Labourer 62
House Servant 55
Dress Maker 39
Laundress 38
House Keeper 34
General Servant 30
Coal Miner 30
Servant 28
Ag Lab 27
Carpenter 24
Carter 24
House Maid 23
Blacksmith 22
Shoe Maker 21
Cotton Weaver 17
Tailor 17
Farmer 16
Bricklayer 16
Groom 14
School Mistress 14
Cook 14
Painter 12
Silk Weaver 12

Buck Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Buck 100% 48,284
2 Beck 75% 42,261
3 Back 75% 13,958
4 Bick 75% 5,210
5 Bock 75% 1,439
6 Bucke 80% 728
7 Backe 60% 468
8 Beeck 60% 437
9 Beack 60% 396
10 Buick 80% 147
11 Becke 60% 108

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The surname Buck is the most popular version of all its varients

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