indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from nickname, from location, ornamental)
Usage German, Upper German, Jewish, English
Other Forms FormsBach; Boeck; Böck; Buck
Meaning & History
Altered spelling of German Böck (see Boeck) or Bach.German: nickname for a man with some fancied resemblance to a he-goat.
Middle High German: boc, or a habitational name from a house distinguished by the sign of a goat.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German Bock ‘he-goat’.
English: variant of Buck.
Middle High German: boc, or a habitational name from a house distinguished by the sign of a goat.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German Bock ‘he-goat’.
English: variant of Buck.