Stuckey
A surname that may be locational, often linked to Stiffkey in Norfolk, though some evidence also points to an old personal-name origin.
The #3,026 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 26,063 Americans shares it.
Etymology
The strongest historical clue connects Stuckey with the Norfolk place-name Stiffkey, suggesting an origin as a locational surname for someone who came from there. Older surname dictionaries also associate it with early Germanic personal-name forms such as Stuck/Stack/Stich, but those explanations are less secure and may reflect broader name-families rather than the specific English surname. Because the evidence is mixed, the safest summary is that Stuckey is probably English in origin, with a likely place-name source and a possible older nickname or personal-name layer behind it.
History
The name appears in English records and was especially noted in the west and south of England, including Somerset and Devon. One historical note mentions a Stuckey family in east Devon in the early 1600s, showing the surname had established gentry or yeoman use in that region. Later surname commentators also treated it as a form connected to local pronunciation or spelling development.
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Fun fact
A 1916 surname study explicitly remarked that Stuckey could reflect the local pronunciation of Stiffkey, Norfolk.
From the historical record
“jPucK, Stuckey. A.S. Stuca ; Dch. i Stucki ; p.n. (a pikeman (?) ) Luckbery. See Stutchbury Sudd. A.S. Stedda, Stid, Stith, Stut ; D. Stuhde ; G. Studer, Studt ; p.n. sH<S (firm)”
— British Family Names: their origin and meaning (2nd ed.)