Tack: Surname History and Family Crest

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Tuck surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

The meaning behind Tack

Tack is an established spelling of the English surname Tuck. The name is usually explained as “Cloth fuller”.

Tack writes “a” in place of the “u” found in Tuck, a common scribal difference. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Related forms: Tucke, Tusk and Tuke. The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Tack with 1,668 bearers, at rank 17,033. From 1891 to 2000, 453 births in France were registered under Tack.

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