Find out how popular the last name Stuck is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Stuck.

Stuck, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Stuck surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Stuck in America

Stuck is the 8272nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Stuck surname appeared 4,008 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Stuck.

We can also compare 2010 data for Stuck to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Stuck

The surname STUCK has its origins in the German language, with its earliest recorded instances dating back to the late medieval period in the regions of central and southern Germany. The name is believed to be derived from the Old High German word "stucchi" or "stukki," which translates to "piece" or "fragment." This suggests that the name may have initially been an occupational surname, referring to someone who worked with small pieces or fragments of materials, such as a stonemason or a woodcarver.

One of the earliest documented references to the STUCK surname can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae, a collection of medieval documents from the former German state of Saxony. In this collection, a certain "Henricus Stucke" is mentioned in a document dated 1387, suggesting that the surname was already in use by that time.

During the 15th and 16th centuries, the STUCK surname appears to have been particularly prominent in the cities of Nuremberg and Augsburg, which were important centers of trade and craftsmanship during the Renaissance period. Records from this era show several notable individuals bearing the STUCK name, including Johannes Stuck (1515-1587), a renowned painter and engraver from Nuremberg, and Hans Stuck (1492-1566), a master goldsmith who worked in Augsburg.

As the name spread throughout the German-speaking regions, it also underwent various spelling variations, such as Stucke, Stückle, and Stuckmann. One notable figure from this period was Georg Stuckius (1537-1610), a German philologist and theologian who taught at the University of Heidelberg.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, the STUCK surname continued to be associated with skilled craftsmen and artisans. One example is Johann Wilhelm Stuck (1703-1784), a celebrated sculptor from the town of Kirchheim unter Teck in southwestern Germany, who created numerous works for churches and palaces throughout the region.

As German emigration to other parts of Europe and the Americas increased in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the STUCK surname also began to appear in records from various countries. Notable individuals from this period include Karl Stuck (1822-1899), a German-American artist and lithographer who settled in New York, and Franz von Stuck (1863-1928), a renowned German painter and sculptor who was a leading figure in the Symbolist movement.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Stuck

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Stuck.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Stuck was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Stuck has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Stuck was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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