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- Buck - Last Name Meaning & Origin
Buck
- Used in: 3 countries
Origin: English
* For both the English surname and given name, originally a nickname for someone who resembled a buck. * Also as an English topographic surname, from Middle English buk (modern beech). * As a German and Dutch surname, shortened from Burkhard, compare Burkhart. * As a north German and Danish surname, from Middle Low German bûk (“belly”), from Old Saxon būk, from Proto-West Germanic *būk, from Proto-Germanic *būkaz. Compare Bauch. * Also as a German and Dutch surname, variant of Bock. * Also as a German surname, variant of Puck. * As a Germanized Lower Sorbian surname, from buk (“beech”).
Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)
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Popularity by Country
Buck
Rank #737
Frequency
42,441 people (15.73 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 89.86% Hispanic 1.3% Black 5.42% Asian/PI 0.62% Native Am. 1.42% Two+ 1.38%
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