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
School 854
Farm Labourer 101
General Servant (domestic) 60
Private Means 51
Dressmaker 47
Labourer 47
Coal Miner Hewer 41
None 39
At School 35
General Labourer 35
Clerk 33
Domestic Servant 32
Bricklayer 30
Farmer 28
Assisting In The Business 23
Assisting In Business 22
At Home 22
Carman 22
Dock Labourer 21
Dress Maker 21
House Keeper 21
Housekeeper 21
Cotton Weaver 20
Old Age Pensioner 19
Shop Assistant 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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