Tuck is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

, borne by many people and institutions. The name is related to

Tucker Tucker may refer to: Places United States * Tucker, Arkansas * Tucker, Georgia * Tucker, Mississippi * Tucker, Missouri * Tucker, Utah, ghost town * Tucker County, West Virginia Outer space * Tucker (crater), a small lunar impact crater in the s ...

and

Tooke Tooke is an Old English name originally found predominantly in the East Anglia region of the United Kingdom.Tooke is said to be derived "from the Old Swedish (pre 7th century Old Scandinavian origin) personal name "Toki". Toki remained a person ...

. Tuck is a masculine name and sometimes nickname given to someone bearing the name of Tucker in many countries. The English surname Tuck is of

patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...

origin, being one of those names that was based on the first name of the father. During the Middle Ages when the systems of surnames first developed, it was inevitable that children in the community would be known by their father’s name. In this case the name literally means "The son of Toke", Toke being a medieval personal name. In the

Domesday Book Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manusc ...

of 1086 this first name was more generally rendered as Toka, hence this document mentions a "liber homo Stingandi Toka Francigine" (Toka the Frenchman). Records of this surname in England date back to the fourteenth century. The poll tax returns of

Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a Historic counties of England, historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other Eng ...

, for example, mention a Thomas Tuke and a Johannes Tokson. In 1526 the Registers of the

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refer to one of their students as "Nicholas Toke, or Tocke, or Tuke" which indicates the various ways in which this surname could be rendered. Tuck is also linked further back than the fourteenth century as originating from Nordic, Icelandic and other island countries. This name has many variations through many different cultures that began between the 15th and 16th century. Included are Tuke, Tucka, Toke and Tuske. However, Tuck was primarily a name that began in

Viking Vikings ; non, víkingr is the modern name given to seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded and se ...

royalty and what was commonly referred to then as Cosmater as one of the last known Nordic leaders before the disbandment in 1372 A.D. Reaching the medieval periods in England it became more common as travel became less useful to the Nordic. Most of the remaining Nordic travelers found settlement in the English provinces and ended the Cosmatsership. People with the surname include: *

Adolph Tuck Sir Adolph Tuck, 1st Baronet (1854–1926), for most of his life known as Adolph Tuck, was a Prussian-British fine art publisher and chairman of Raphael Tuck & Sons. He was created a baronet in 1910. It was due to the efforts of Adolph Tuck that ...

(1854–1926), British fine art publisher *

Al Tuck Al Tuck (born December 23, 1966), is a Canadian songwriter and folksinger from Prince Edward Island who has spent much of his career based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Early life Tuck was born in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, the son of editor ...

(born 1966), Canadian songwriter and folksinger *

Amos Tuck Amos Tuck (August 2, 1810 – December 11, 1879) was an American attorney and politician in New Hampshire and a founder of the Republican Party. Early life and education Born in Parsonsfield, Maine, August 2, 1810, the son of John Tuck, a s ...

(1810–1879), American politician and a founder of the Republican Party *

Amy Tuck Amy Tuck (born July 8, 1963) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 30th Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 2000 to 2008. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, she was previously a member of t ...

(born 1963), American politician * Annabelle Clinton Imber Tuck (born 1950), American lawyer and former associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court * Anthony Tuck (born 1940), English historian * Arthur Tuck (1901–1979), American track and field athlete who won the Oregon state high school track and field championship single-handedly * Barbara Tuck (born 1943), New Zealand artist *

Chris Tuck Chris Tuck (born July 9, 1966) is a Democratic member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing the 23rd District in Anchorage since 2008. He serves as the Majority Leader In U.S. politics (as well as in some other countries util ...

(born 1966), American politician * Dick Tuck (1924–2018), American former political consultant, campaign strategist, advance man and political prankster *

Donald H. Tuck Donald Henry Tuck (3 December 1922 – 11 October 2010) was an Australian bibliographer of science fiction, fantasy and weird fiction. His works were "among the most extensive produced since the pioneering work of Everett F. Bleiler."

(1922–2010), Australian bibliographer *

Edward Tuck Edward Tuck (August 24, 1842 – April 30, 1938) was an American banker, diplomat, and philanthropist. He is known for funding the establishment of the Tuck School of Business at his alma mater, Dartmouth College. The son of Amos Tuck, a found ...

(1842–1938), American banker and philanthropist *

Ernie Tuck Professor Ernest Oliver (Ernie) Tuck was an Australian applied mathematician, notable for his sustained work in ship hydrodynamics, and for Tuck's incompressibility function.M.V. Berry and P. Shukla, "Tuck's incompressibility function: statisti ...

(1939–2009), Australian applied mathematician * Frank Tuck (born 1931), former Australian rules footballer *

Gary Tuck Gary Robert Tuck (born September 6, 1954) is an American former professional baseball player, coach, and manager. He played one game in Minor League Baseball as a catcher in 1978. He has coached in the minor leagues and in Major League Basebal ...

(born 1954), American baseball former player and coach *

George Tuck (basketball) George Albert Tuck (April 12, 1882 – August 22, 1952) was a college basketball player for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Tuck, a center, was one of the two first Big Ten Conference basketball players to be named as an All-American, along with ...

(1882–1952), American college basketball player * George Tuck (cricketer) (1843–1920), English lawyer and cricketer * George Albert Tuck (1884–1981), New Zealand builder, soldier and diarist * Gerald Tuck (1902–1984), English cricketer and Royal Navy captain *

Hailey Tuck Hailey Tuck (born April 25, 1990) is an alt-jazz singer from Austin, Texas. Career Inspired by 1920s silent film actress and dancer Louise Brooks, Tuck moved to Paris, France at the age of eighteen after dropping out of a Baptist military boar ...

(born 1990), American jazz singer * Horace Tuck (1876–1951), British painter *

James Tuck (archaeologist) James A. Tuck, (June 28, 1940 – May 10, 2019) was an American-born archaeologist whose work as a faculty member of the Memorial University of Newfoundland was focused on the early history of Newfoundland and Labrador. Career Tuck was born in ...

, Canadian archaeologist * James Tuck (cricketer) (1853–1918), English cricketer *

James L. Tuck James Leslie Tuck Order of the British Empire, OBE, (9 January 1910 – 15 December 1980) was a British physicist. He was born in Manchester, England, and educated at the Victoria University of Manchester. Because of his involvement with the Manh ...

(1910–1980), British physicist * James Tuck (Canadian football) (born 1990), Canadian football player * Jay Tuck (born 1945), American journalist, television producer and author *

Jessica Tuck Jessica Tuck is an American actress, best known for her performances on television as Megan Gordon Harrison on the ABC soap opera ''One Life to Live'', Gillian Gray in the CBS drama series ''Judging Amy,'' and as Nan Flanagan on the HBO series ...

(born 1963), American actress *

Josiah Tuck Josiah Hamilton Langdon Tuck (October 12, 1824 – October 14, 1900) was an American inventor and pioneering submarine designer. In addition to his submarine work, Tuck was granted several other patents. ''Peacemaker'' Tuck was granted for a ...

(1824–1900), American inventor and submarine pioneer *

Justin Tuck Justin Lee Tuck (born March 29, 1983) is a former American football defensive end. He played college football at Notre Dame, and was drafted by the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft ...

(born 1983), American football player *

Kimberly Tuck Kimberly Tuck ( Veale; born September 25, 1974) is a Canadian curling, curler from Strathroy, Ontario. She is a former Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, Canadian Mixed Doubles Champion, having won the 2014 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curlin ...

(born 1974), Canadian curler * Lee Tuck (born 1988), Malaysian football player *

Lily Tuck Lily Tuck (born October 10, 1938) is an American novelist and short story writer whose novel ''The News from Paraguay'' won the 2004 National Book Award for Fiction.Marie Tuck (1866–1947), Australian artist and art educator *

Mary Tuck Mary Tuck, CBE (née McDermott: 5 May 1928 – 20 October 1996) was a British criminologist, psychologist and civil servant. She was appointed a CBE in 1989. Early life Mary McDermott was born on 5 May 1928 in St. Helens, Lancashire. Hers was ...

(1928–1996), British criminologist, psychologist and civil servant *

Matthew Tuck Matthew Tuck (born 20 January 1980) is a Welsh musician, best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the metal band Bullet for My Valentine. He is also a singer and guitarist in the Supergroup (music), supergroup AxeWound, which was ...

, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist in the Welsh heavy metal band Bullet for My Valentine *

Michael Tuck Michael Tuck (born 24 June 1953) is a seven-time premiership-winning player, Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) / Australian Football League (AFL). His 426 career games was a VFL/ ...

(born 1953), Australian rules footballer *

Morgan Tuck Morgan Tuck (born April 30, 1994) is an American former professional basketball player. She played her first four WNBA seasons with the Connecticut Sun. She won 4 consecutive NCAA championships with the University of Connecticut. She completed he ...

(born 1994), American college basketball player *

Raphael Tuck Sir Raphael Herman Tuck (5 April 1910 – 1 July 1982) was a British Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician and an academic and lawyer. Born in Cricklewood, London in 1910, Tuck was the son of David Lionel Tuck and a great-grandson of R ...

(1910–1982), British Labour politician, academic and lawyer *

Robert Stanford Tuck Wing Commander Robert Roland Stanford Tuck, (1 July 1916 – 5 May 1987) was a British fighter pilot, flying ace and test pilot. Tuck joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1935 and first engaged in combat during the Battle of France, over Dunkirk ...

(1916–1987), British Second World War fighter ace and test pilot * Ruth Tuck (1914–2008), Australian painter *

Shane Tuck Shane Tuck (24 December 198120 July 2020) was an Australian rules footballer who played 173 matches for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) after also spending two years on the AFL list at Hawthorn without makin ...

(1981–2020), Australian rules footballer, son of Michael Tuck, brother of Travis Tuck * Stuart Tuck (born 1975), English footballer *

Travis Tuck Travis Tuck (born 7 September 1987) is a former Australian rules football player who played with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League. Tuck was selected with a father–son selection (pick 38) in the 2005 AFL Draft. ...

(born 1987), Australian rules footballer, son of Michael Tuck *

Travis Tuck (sculptor) Travis Tuck (February 20, 1943 – November 18, 2002) was a Martha's Vineyard based metal sculptor known for his hand-crafted weather vanes of repoussé copper and bronze. His works turn in the wind above Steven Spielberg's East Hampton estate a ...

(1943–2002), American metal sculptor *

Somerville Pinkney Tuck (judge) Somerville Pinkney Tuck (September 24, 1848 – April 14, 1923) was an American judge who served on the International Court of Appeals in Egypt and was regarded as "one of the leading jurists and lawyers of Europe." Early life Tuck was born in An ...

(1848–1923), American jurist and judge *

Somerville Pinkney Tuck Somerville Pinkney Tuck Jr. (May 3, 1891 – April 21, 1967) was an American diplomat. Early life "Kippy" Tuck was born on May 3, 1891, in New Brighton, Staten Island, New York. He was a son of Somerville Pinkney Tuck (1848–1923) and Emi ...

(1891–1967), American diplomat, son of Somerville Pinkney Tuck (judge) * Stephen Tuck, British historian * Wayne Tuck Jr. (born 1976), Canadian curler * William George Tuck (1900–1999), English watercolourist *

William Hallam Tuck William Hallam Tuck (November 20, 1808 – March 17, 1884) was a lawyer, judge and banker who served as a justice of the Maryland Court of Appeals from 1851 to 1861. Early life Tuck was born in Annapolis, Maryland on November 20, 1808. He was a s ...

(1808–1884), American lawyer, judge and banker, father of Somerville Pinkney Tuck (judge) * William M. Tuck (1896–1983), American politician

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National Archives (UK)
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