Ruck
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Ruck or Rück.
Proper noun edit
Ruck (plural Rucks)
- A surname from German.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ruck is the 14458th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2066 individuals. Ruck is most common among White (88.63%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ruck”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German ruc, from Old High German rucch.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Ruck m (strong, genitive Ruckes or Rucks, plural Rucke)
Declension edit
Declension of Ruck [masculine, strong]
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Ruck” in Duden online
- “Ruck” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Ruck” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.