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 1,143
Agricultural Labourer 168
General Labourer 81
Domestic Servant 67
Dress Maker 64
Coal Miner 61
Living On Own Means 60
Labourer 48
Farmer 44
Cotton Weaver 40
Farm Labourer 37
Laundress 36
General Servant Domestic 36
Living On Her Own Means 33
General Servant 31
Blacksmith 30
Carpenter 28
House Keeper 24
Clerk 23
Tailor 23
Carman 21
General Domestic Servant 20
Grocer 20
Farm Servant 19
Gardener 19

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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