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 1,301
Agricultural Labourer 176
Dress Maker 70
Labourer 59
General Labourer 57
Domestic Servant 55
Coal Miner 49
General Servant 42
Cotton Weaver 37
Laundress 36
Annuitant 34
Carpenter 32
Farm Labourer 31
House Keeper 29
Gardener 24
General Domestic Servant 20
Bricklayer 18
General Servant Domestic 18
Servant 17
Tailor 17
Charwoman 16
Joiner 16
Blacksmith 14
Farmers Son 14
Shoe Maker 13

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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