Show ContentsStucke History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Stucke surname is thought to derive either from the Middle High German "stuck(e)" which denoted a "subdivision of a piece of land." or from the Low German word "stuck," which meant "tree stump."

Early Origins of the Stucke family

The surname Stucke was first found in Baden-Wurttemberg where they can be found in documents dating back to the thirteenth century. Though variants of this name were found throughout the region of the Holy Roman Empire: Albrecht der Stuckh was a resident and citizen of Bruneck, in the Tirol region of Austria, in the year 1277. Heinrich Stukke was a resident of Walkenried, near Braunschweig (Saxony) in the year 1295.

Early History of the Stucke family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Stucke research. Another 66 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1374, 1443 and 1460 are included under the topic Early Stucke History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Stucke Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stucki, Stucky, Stuck, Stucke and others.

Early Notables of the Stucke family

Notables with the surname Stucke during this period were

  • the Stucker families of Baden-Wurtemberg and Switzerland


United States Stucke migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Stucke Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Peter Stucke, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1750 1
  • Johannes Stucke, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1751 1
  • Christian Stucke, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1772 1
Stucke Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Hermann Stucke, who landed in North America in 1832-1849 1
  • Adolph Stucke, who landed in Galveston, Tex in 1846 aboard the ship "Gesina" 1
  • Carl Stucke, aged 22, who arrived in New York, NY in 1847 1
  • Carl Stucke, who settled in New York, NY in 1847
  • Christopher Stucke, who arrived in Arkansas in 1889 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Stucke (post 1700) +

  • David Stucke (b. 1974), American physics professor and poker player who has amassed winnings of over 649,000 as of 2008
  • Heinz Stücke (b. 1940), German traveller, vagabond, and long-distance touring cyclist


  1. 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)


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