Buck is used as a family name or surname in Germany, England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Buck
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Germany, England
Meaning:

The animale, famed in the chase and familiar as an armorial ensign and as a trader's sign.
Many local sunames have been borrowed from this animal, some of which are not readily explainable, as Buckmill, Buckthought, Buckner, and Bucktooth. Buckoke, Buckthrope, and others, are quite intelligible.

Variant form of the Buchman. Dweller at, or near, the beech trees.

Buck is the variant form of Bucher. One who copied books.

Dweller at the sign of the male deer.

Buck is a form of Buckman. One who had the care of bucks.

How popular is Buck?

Buck is common in United States, Germany, England, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Switzerland, France, South Africa, New Zealand, Wales, Netherlands, Ghana, Denmark, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Spain, Austria, Argentina.

Buck is ranked 5468 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Buck bearers increased by 0.47 per cent in 2010 US census to 42639 since 2000, the surname slipped by 75 spots and ranked at 812. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 88.1 89.86
Black 5.71 5.42
Hispanic or Latino 2.06 1.3
Others 1.92 1.38
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.43 1.42
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.78 0.62
Buck is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Isle of Man is ahead in terms of density. Around 103618 people have been found who wears Buck as their family name. Buck is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Buck:
713 United States58,751
429 Germany20,805
741 England10,508
Countries with thousands of Buck:
1,396 Canada3,948
1,443 Australia2,790
5,990 Brazil1,374
Countries with hundreds of Buck:
1,858 Switzerland728
20,736 France490
13,655 South Africa476
2,137 New Zealand369
1,139 Wales301
9,787 Netherlands297
9,187 Ghana277
2,614 Denmark220
3,130 Scotland177
1,790 Northern Ireland153
3,650 Dominican Republic131
12,750 Mexico131
22,087 Spain115
12,474 Austria102
32,207 Argentina101
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,307 Singapore94
3,668 Ireland92
2,313 Jamaica90
20,372 Belgium80
48,553 Poland77
9,776 Norway74
114,828 Philippines55
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
2,379 Luxembourg46
64,723 Iran45
2,321 Honduras41
20,048 Israel41
16,652 Sweden41
17,078 United Arab Emirates37
21,202 Hungary36
344 Sierra Leone36
12,866 Chile35
38,188 Papua New Guinea29
12,265 Portugal28
226,919 Russia28
51,323 Malaysia25
12,322 Uruguay25
815 Isle of Man23
3,382 China22
63,570 Cameroon21
445,856 India19
16,023 Qatar16
3,321 Hong Kong15
352,754 Thailand15
70,223 Czechia13
19,471 Estonia12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
4,148 Costa Rica10
21,753 Liberia10
32,607 Saudi Arabia9
68,191 Slovakia8
83,128 Belarus7
555,748 Indonesia6
121,657 Italy6
106,478 Zimbabwe6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Mary-Ann Buck was 40 years old when she migrated to USA during Irish famine on May 25, 1846. She lived in Ireland where she worked as workwoman and took Robert Parks from Liverpool. Workwoman Eliza-J. Buck, Richard Buck (16) Workman, George Buck (12) Workman, William-J. Buck (13) Workman, 10 years old John Buck, Mary-Ann Buck, aged 8, Thomas Buck, aged 18, Pat Buck (20), and 92 other Buck around 47.83% of whom were workman while others worked as servant and gardner/grower, mechanic migrated to US.

From Germany

Bertha Buck hailed from Prussia. 23 years old embarked for New York from Hamburg on Sir Robert Peel and arrived on June 18, 1852. Herman Buck, aged 27, Ida Buck, Farmer Anton Buck, Joseph Buck (26) Painter, Dorothea Buck (40) Farmer, 9 years old Friederike Buck, Johann Buck, Wilhelm Buck, aged 6, and 934 other Buck around 45.65% of whom were farmer while others worked as shoemaker and undefined code, carpenter, merchant, tailor, farmer and mechanic, laborer, cultivator, mechanic, mason, baker, daughter, locksmith, weaver, clerk, joiner, brewer, smith, servant, bricklayer, watchmaker, butcher, cartwright, dyer, matron, spinster, pot maker, nurse, barber migrated to US from Hamburg, Rotterdam and Havre.

Buck Namesakes

  • George Buck, English antiquarian, historian, scholar and author
  • Tim Buck, long-time general secretary of the Communist Party of Canada
  • Carl Darling Buck, American philologist
  • Dudley Buck, American composer, organist, and writer on music
  • Ole Buck, Danish composer
  • Jules Buck, American film producer
  • Griffith Buck, American professor and a horticulturist
  • Victor de Buck, Belgian Jesuit priest and theologian
  • Mitchell S. Buck, American poet, translator and classical scholar
  • Bob Buck, American sportscaster and sports director
  • Charles F. Buck, U.S. Representative from Louisiana
  • John E. Buck, American sculptor and printmaker
  • George W. Buck, engineer of the Montgomeryshire Canal
  • Linda B. Buck, American biologist best
  • Gurdon Buck, pioneering military plastic surgeon during the Civil War
  • Jack Buck, American sportscaster
  • Leffert L. Buck, American civil engineer and a pioneer
  • Pearl S. Buck, American writer and novelist
  • Rob Buck, founding member and guitarist of the American alternative rock band 10
  • Karen Buck, British Labour Party politician
  • Joe Buck, American sportscaster and the son of sportscaster Jack Buck
  • Young Buck, American rapper
  • Peter Buck, American musician and songwriter
  • Detlev Buck, German film director, actor
  • Carrie Buck, |url=http://www
  • Robbie Buck, Australian radio announcer
  • Robert N. Buck, youngest licensed pilot in the United States
  • Marilyn Buck, American Marxist revolutionary, and feminist poet,
  • Bruce Buck, American lawyer and founding managing partner of the London office of law firm Skadden
  • James Buck, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient and a sailor
  • Bunkhouse Buck, Jack Swagger Sr
  • Scott Buck, American television writer
  • C. Douglass Buck, American engineer and politician
  • Mike Buck, Austin
  • Angelika Buck, German former ice dancer
  • Erich Buck, German former ice dancer
  • Samantha Buck, '
  • Daniel Azro Ashley Buck, American lawyer and politician
  • Julie Buck, American film producer, collage artist
  • Louisa Buck, British art critic and contemporary art correspondent for 'The Art Newspaper'
  • Vicki Buck, was Mayor of Christchurch
  • Sibyl Buck, American musician, yoga instructor
  • Chris Buck, American film director
  • Jason Buck, former professional football player
  • Daniel Buck, American lawyer and politician
  • Dallas Buck, former Minor League Baseball player and former All-American baseball pitcher
  • David Buck, English actor
  • Ellsworth B. Buck, Republican member of the United States House of Representatives
  • Antony Buck, British Conservative politician
  • Craig Buck, member of the American men's national team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics
  • Travis Buck, American former professional baseball outfielder

Buck Namesakes

  • George Buck, English antiquarian, historian, scholar and author
  • Tim Buck, long-time general secretary of the Communist Party of Canada
  • Carl Darling Buck, American philologist
  • Dudley Buck, American composer, organist, and writer on music
  • Ole Buck, Danish composer
  • Jules Buck, American film producer
  • Griffith Buck, American professor and a horticulturist
  • Victor de Buck, Belgian Jesuit priest and theologian
  • Mitchell S. Buck, American poet, translator and classical scholar
  • Bob Buck, American sportscaster and sports director
  • Charles F. Buck, U.S. Representative from Louisiana
  • John E. Buck, American sculptor and printmaker
  • George W. Buck, engineer of the Montgomeryshire Canal
  • Linda B. Buck, American biologist best
  • Gurdon Buck, pioneering military plastic surgeon during the Civil War
  • Jack Buck, American sportscaster
  • Leffert L. Buck, American civil engineer and a pioneer
  • Pearl S. Buck, American writer and novelist
  • Rob Buck, founding member and guitarist of the American alternative rock band 10
  • Karen Buck, British Labour Party politician
  • Joe Buck, American sportscaster and the son of sportscaster Jack Buck
  • Young Buck, American rapper
  • Peter Buck, American musician and songwriter
  • Detlev Buck, German film director, actor
  • Carrie Buck, |url=http://www
  • Robbie Buck, Australian radio announcer
  • Robert N. Buck, youngest licensed pilot in the United States
  • Marilyn Buck, American Marxist revolutionary, and feminist poet,
  • Bruce Buck, American lawyer and founding managing partner of the London office of law firm Skadden
  • James Buck, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient and a sailor
  • Bunkhouse Buck, Jack Swagger Sr
  • Scott Buck, American television writer
  • C. Douglass Buck, American engineer and politician
  • Mike Buck, Austin
  • Angelika Buck, German former ice dancer
  • Erich Buck, German former ice dancer
  • Samantha Buck, '
  • Daniel Azro Ashley Buck, American lawyer and politician
  • Julie Buck, American film producer, collage artist
  • Louisa Buck, British art critic and contemporary art correspondent for 'The Art Newspaper'
  • Vicki Buck, was Mayor of Christchurch
  • Sibyl Buck, American musician, yoga instructor
  • Chris Buck, American film director
  • Jason Buck, former professional football player
  • Daniel Buck, American lawyer and politician
  • Dallas Buck, former Minor League Baseball player and former All-American baseball pitcher
  • David Buck, English actor
  • Ellsworth B. Buck, Republican member of the United States House of Representatives
  • Antony Buck, British Conservative politician
  • Craig Buck, member of the American men's national team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics
  • Travis Buck, American former professional baseball outfielder

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