Last Name BUCK

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Meaning	Such names as Lyon, Bull, Buck, etc., may have been borrowed from armorial bearings, the shields and banners of war, or for a resemblance to those animals noted for courage, agility, or swiftness, or from signs and emblems over shops and inns.

Origin	Jewish, Danish, Irish, Belgian, South african, Hungarian

Rank	737 (2000 US census)	755 (1990 US census)

Count	42,441 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

89.86%, or 38137 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
5.42%, or 2300 total occurrences, as black,
0.62%, or 263 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
1.42%, or 603 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.38%, or 586 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.3%, or 552 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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