How common is the surname Tuck?

10,018 people in the United States had the surname Tuck in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,819 Americans. It ranked 3,560th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tuck?

Jessica Tuck, American actress, followed by Leon Tuck.

Where is the surname Tuck most common?

Wikidata records people named Tuck in the United States.

Is the surname Tuck getting more or less common?

More common. 9,666 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,018 in 2010, up 3.6%.

Is Tuck also a first name?

Yes. Tuck is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Tuck

A surname, carried by 10,018 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex T200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tuck is more common than 97.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,018 people named Tuck in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 30,819 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,666.

#3,560

rank among US surnames

10,018

people in 2010

3.4

per 100,000 Americans

+3.6%

change since 2000 (was #3,385)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,551	Shi	10,055	30,706
#3,552	Bills	10,051	30,718
#3,553	Allard	10,047	30,730
#3,554	Kirchner	10,044	30,739
#3,555	Faber	10,039	30,755
#3,556	Layman	10,038	30,758
#3,557	Calvillo	10,032	30,776

Who is named Tuck

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

78% of people named Tuck identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 78%
Black (not Hispanic) 17%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tucks

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jessica Tuck
American actress, born 1963
Leon Tuck
American ice hockey player (1891–1953)
Hillary Tuck
American actress, born 1978
Lily Tuck
American writer (born 1938)
Morgan Tuck
American basketball player (born 1994)
Justin Tuck
American football player, defensive lineman, born 1983
Amos Tuck
American politician (1810–1879)
William M. Tuck
American politician (1896-1983)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Tuck

Tuck has the Soundex code T200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T200.

Questions

How common is the surname Tuck?: 10,018 people in the United States had the surname Tuck in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,819 Americans. It ranked 3,560th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tuck?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Tuck identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Tuck?: Jessica Tuck, American actress, followed by Leon Tuck.
Where is the surname Tuck most common?: Wikidata records people named Tuck in the United States.
Is the surname Tuck getting more or less common?: More common. 9,666 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,018 in 2010, up 3.6%.
Is Tuck also a first name?: Yes. Tuck is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.