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Buck Family History
Buck Genealogy & Family TreeBuck is an English name from Lincolnshire, England, where the family held a seat. It comes from the Old English word buc which means "he goat" or "male deer." The earliest known ancestor--Godwig se Bucca--was recorded in 1055. Roots for this name can also be found in Germany. The family motto is Fide et fortitudine which means "By fidelity and fortitude."
Other spellings include "Bucke," "Buch," and "Buke." Notable people with the surname include American musician Peter Buck (R.E.M.), American baseball player John Buck (Kansas City Royals, Toronto Blue Jays, Miami Marlins), and American novelist Pearl S. Buck (The Good Earth, China Sky, This Proud Heart). The first Bucks to come to America were Isaac and Richard Buck in Barbados in 1635.
Buck Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Herman Leroy Buck -- --, 1908 December 0, 1987 North Carolina
- Betty Buck -- --, 1898 December 15, 1985 Iowa
- Lessle Louis Buck -- --, 1910 June 28, 1997 Arkansas
- Grace Buck -- --, 1622 November 28, 1703
- William Alexander Buck -- --, 1848 April 1, 1931 Pennsylvania
Buck Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Hugh C. Buck -- --, 1875 December 0, 1931 North Carolina
- Cora A. Buck -- --, 1866 Maine
- Lillian May Buck -- --, 1892 February 15, 1968 Pennsylvania
- Morgan Buck -- --, 1848 January 13, 1848 Tennessee
- Paulina Rosetta Buck -- --, 1865 September 4, 1865 Tennessee
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