Ducker History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Ducker

What does the name Ducker mean?

The Ducker surname comes from the German term for a duck or diving bird (from du(c)ken ‘to dive or duck’). It is thought to have been a nickname for someone thought to resemble the duck, but in some instances may have been an occupational name for someone whose trade involved the handling of ducks.

Early Origins of the Ducker family

The surname Ducker was first found in Westphalia, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families in the western region. From the 13th century onwards the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Ducker family

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Ducker Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ducker, Dücker, Ducher, Duckermann and many more.

Early Notables of the Ducker family

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Ducker Ranking

the United States, the name Ducker is the 15,857^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Ducker migration to the United States +

Ducker Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Joh Baltzer Ducker, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1753 2
Johann Conrad Ducker, who arrived in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1755 2
Georg Ducker, who arrived in Georgia between the years 1733-1783

Ducker Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Carl S. Ducker, who arrived at the port of Baltimore in 1832
M Cath Ducker, who arrived in America in 1842 2
Frederick Ducker, aged 33, who arrived in Missouri in 1848 2
Daniel S Ducker, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 2
Claus Ducker, who was on record in Wisconsin in 1856
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Ducker migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Ducker Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Frederick Ducker, aged 35, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Anne Longton" in 1860 3
Catherine Ducker, aged 35, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Anne Longton" in 1860 3
William Ducker, aged 41, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Anne Longton" in 1860 3
Sophie Ducker, aged 28, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Anne Longton" in 1860 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Ducker (post 1700) +

Bruce Ducker (b. 1938), American novelist, short story writer, and poet
Henry L. Ducker (1893-1978), American Democratic Party politician, Judge of West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1957-58 4
Edward Augustus Ducker (b. 1870), American Democratic Party politician, District Judge in Nevada 6th District, 1911-18; Justice of Nevada State Supreme Court, 1918-31; Chief Justice of Nevada State Supreme Court, 1929-31 5
Eugen Dücker, or Eugène Gustav Dücker, a romanticist German-Estonian painter
John Patrick Ducker (1932-2005), Australian labour leader and politician, played a leading role in the Australian labour movement and the Australian Labor Party for 20 years

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 13) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html