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 515
Agricultural Labourer 208
House Servant 91
At Home 67
Labourer 66
Farm Labourer 44
Servant 38
Dress Maker 37
Pauper 33
Laundress 32
Annuitant 26
Errand Boy 24
General Servant 24
Shoe Maker 20
Scholar At Home 19
Blacksmith 18
Tailor 18
House Keeper 18
Bricklayer 17
Carpenter 16
Mariner 16
Nurse 15
Gardener 13
Weaver 13
Cook 11

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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