Tucker (given name) explained

Tucker
Meaning:	derived from various Germanic verbs meaning "to torment"
Region:	England, Germany, Ireland
Origin:	Old English, Old Saxon, Gaeilge
Variant:	Tukker, Toher

Tucker is a given name of mixed origin, likely deriving from the occupational surname referring to a "cloth-softener".^[1] The word 'Tucker' comes from the German word Tucher, meaning cloth-weaver.^[2]

People with the given name "Tucker" include

A

• Tucker Addington (born 1997), American football player
• Tucker Albrizzi (born 2000), American actor
• Tucker Ashford (born 1954), American baseball player

B

• Tucker Barnhart (born 1991), American baseball player
• Tucker Beathard (born 1995), American singer-songwriter
• Tucker Bone (born 1996), American soccer player
• Tucker Boner (born 1993), American social media personality
• Tucker Bounds (born 1979), American politician

C

• Tucker Carlson (born 1969), American television host
• Tucker Cawley, American journalist and television show host
• Tucker Croft (??–1955), Irish footballer

D

• Tucker Davidson (born 1996), American baseball player
• Tucker DeVries (born 2002), American basketball player
• Tucker Dupree (born 1989), American swimmer
• Tucker Durkin (born 1990), American lacrosse player

E

• Tucker Elliot, American sportswriter
• Tucker Eskew (born 1962), American political strategist

F

• Tucker Fisk (born 1999), American football player
• Tucker Fredricks (born 1984), American speed skater
• Tucker Frederickson (born 1943), American football player

G

• Tucker Gates, American television director
• Tucker Gleason, American football player
• Tucker Gougelmann (1917–1975), American army officer

H

• Tucker Hibbert (born 1984), American snowboarder
• Tucker Hollingsworth (born 1984), American photographer
• Tucker Hume (born 1993), American soccer player

K

• Tucker Kraft (born 2000), American football player

L

• Tucker Lepley (born 2002), American soccer player

M

• Tucker Martine (born 1972), American record producer
• Tucker Max (born 1975), American author
• Tucker McCann (born 1997), American football player
• Tucker L. Melancon (born 1946), American judge
• Tucker Murphy (born 1991), American-British skier

N

• Tucker Neale (born 1972), American basketball player
• Tucker Nichols (born 1970), American artist

P

• Tucker Poolman (born 1993), American ice hockey player

R

• Tucker Reed (born 1989), American murderer and author
• Tucker Richardson, American basketball player
• Tucker Rountree (born 1981), American songwriter
• Tucker Rule, American Drummer (Thursday, L.S. Dunes, Frank Iero and the Patience)

S

• Tucker Smallwood (born 1944), American author
• Tucker Smith (1936–1988), American actor
• Tucker P. Smith (1898–1970), American academic
• Tucker Stephenson (born 1996), American soccer player

T

• Tucker Toman (born 2003), American baseball player
• Tucker Tooley (born 1968/1969), American film producer

V

• Tucker Vorster (born 1988), South African tennis player

W

• Tucker West (born 1995), American luger
• Tucker Wiard (1941–2022), American television editor

Z

• Tucker Zimmerman (born 1941), American singer-songwriter

Fictional characters

• Tucker Cooper, a fictional engineer in the Shining Time Station 1990 holiday special, "Tis a Gift"
• Tucker Crowe, the fictional reclusive singer-songwriter in Nick Hornby's novel Juliet, Naked
• Tucker Foley, a character on the Nicktoon Danny Phantom
• Tucker Jenkins, played by actor Todd Carty in the BBC television series Grange Hill and spin-off Tucker's Luck
• Tucker McCall, a character on the soap opera The Young and the Restless
• Tucker Williams, a.k.a. Mega Boy, from the film Zoom
• Tucker/Norm Phipps, a character in the 1998 movie There's Something About Mary

See also

• Tucker (surname), a page for people with the surname "Tucker"

Notes and References

1. Web site: ohbabynames.com . Etymology & Historical Origin of the Baby Name Tucker . 17 June 2014 . April 1, 2022.
2. Web site: Tucker Surname Meaning, History & Origin . selectsurnames.com . April 1, 2022.