Tucker Family Crest and Surname Origin
A short guide to the Tucker surname: its meaning, its roots in England, and its heraldry.
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Origin of the Tucker name
Tucker is an occupational name for a fuller, a worker who cleaned and thickened newly woven cloth by beating or trampling it in water, from Old English tūcian, "to torment". The word belonged to the West Country woollen trade, while the same job was called fuller in the south-east and walker in the north. The surname is still most common in Devon, Somerset and Cornwall.
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Tucker name FAQ
What does the Tucker name mean?
Cloth fuller. Common variants include Tooker, Tuckerman, Tuck.
Where does the Tucker surname come from?
It originates in England, and is also found in the United States, Australia and Canada.
Is there a Tucker coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals, not whole surnames, so there is no single Tucker crest. Herald Lab paints a personalized Tucker coat of arms based on historic heraldry.
Researched by Herald Lab Research Studio, since 1993. Sources: Reaney & Wilson, Dictionary of English Surnames; Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford); US Census Bureau 2010.