Meaning and background
The story behind Tucker
Tucker has a substantial English occupational surname history. In south-western England a tucker was a worker who fulled and finished woven cloth. The Dictionary of American Family Names also lists unrelated Irish and adapted Jewish or German surname pathways. It would therefore be wrong to tell every Tucker that the name means 'cloth maker' without qualification, though that is a well-attested English line.
- Origin
- In the English West Country, occupational surname for a cloth fuller; Irish and other surname origins also exist. Source
Try Tucker out loud
Everyday moments“Tucker, come here!”
Say it as you would on a walk or at home. Does it feel natural alongside your usual commands and other pets’ names?
About Tucker
Recorded as a dog’s name
Tucker appears in 110 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
How to read this count
These records cover New York City and may count the same dog in more than one licence period. They are not a national popularity ranking.
Pronunciation and rhythm
/tʌkɚ/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
View dictionary notation
/tʌkɚ/ · primary stress on syllable 1T AH1 K ER0
These are US dictionary readings. Personal, regional and other language pronunciations may differ.
Compare your favourites
Put Tucker beside another name before you decide.
Explore names like Tucker
Narrow the finder by the features you want to keep.
Sources and research notes (2)
Gender association: NYC licence-period records. Any dog can use this name.
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
References support the individual facts shown. A source link does not mean the entire profile has been verified.