How common is the surname Tucker?

167,446 people in the United States had the surname Tucker in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,844 Americans. It ranked 153rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tucker?

Chris Tucker, American actor and comedian, followed by Benjamin Tucker.

Where is the surname Tucker most common?

Wikidata records people named Tucker in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Tucker?

Tucker is /ˈtʌkɚ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Tucker getting more or less common?

More common. 162,933 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 167,446 in 2010, up 2.8%.

Is Tucker also a first name?

Yes. Tucker 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 Tucker

An occupational surname, carried by 167,446 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈtʌkɚ/ 2 syllables Soundex T260 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tucker is more common than 99.9% of them.

Origin

A south-western English surname originating as an occupation; equivalent to Fuller.

Tucker is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 167,446 people named Tucker in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,844 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 162,933.

#153

rank among US surnames

167,446

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2.8%

change since 2000 (was #139)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#144	Woods	177,425	1,740
#145	Washington	177,386	1,741
#146	Kennedy	176,865	1,746
#147	Wells	176,230	1,752
#148	Vargas	173,835	1,776
#149	Henry	170,964	1,806
#150	Chen	169,580	1,821

Who is named Tucker

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

70% of people named Tucker identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 70%
Black (not Hispanic) 24%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tuckers

51 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Chris Tucker
American actor and comedian, born 1971
Benjamin Tucker
American journalist and anarchist (1854-1939)
Jonathan Tucker
American actor, born 1982
Maureen Tucker
American musician, born 1944
Tanya Tucker
American country singer (born 1958)
P. J. Tucker
American basketball player (born 1985)
Roy A. Tucker
American astronomer (1951–2021)
Richard Tucker
American opera singer (1913-1975)
Michael Tucker
American actor, author, producer, born 1945
Forrest Tucker
American actor (1919–1986)
Talen Horton-Tucker
American basketball player (born 2000)
Preston Tucker
American businessman (1903-1956)

Notable Tuckers come mostly from the United States (47), Australia (3) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Tucker

Tucker has the Soundex code T260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T260.

Questions

How common is the surname Tucker?: 167,446 people in the United States had the surname Tucker in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,844 Americans. It ranked 153rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tucker?: In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Tucker identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Tucker?: Chris Tucker, American actor and comedian, followed by Benjamin Tucker.
Where is the surname Tucker most common?: Wikidata records people named Tucker in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Tucker?: Tucker is /ˈtʌkɚ/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Tucker?: Tucker is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Tucker getting more or less common?: More common. 162,933 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 167,446 in 2010, up 2.8%.
Is Tucker also a first name?: Yes. Tucker 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.