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 943
Agricultural Labourer 210
Labourer 105
Domestic Servant 63
Dress Maker 51
General Servant 47
Servant 35
House Keeper 34
Annuitant 29
Cotton Weaver 28
Carpenter 26
Laundress 24
General Servant Domestic 23
Bricklayer 23
Farm Labourer 21
Shoe Maker 19
Wife Of Above 19
Blacksmith 17
Coal Miner 16
Errand Boy 16
Baker 16
Nurse 16
Gardener 15
Housemaid 15
Joiner 14

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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