The Stuck surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,008 people carried this name — #8,272 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 73,500 people counted. That is up 6% from 3,781 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Stuck surname

German surname, from the noun Stück (“portion, piece”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Stuck» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

102 people named Stuck live in Switzerland.

They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Bern 49
Zurich 9
Thurgau 8
St. Gallen 8
Basel-Landschaft 8
Aargau 6
Schwyz 4
Valais 4

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 37 people named Stuck.

1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 1
Haut-Rhin 11
Vosges 9
Paris 4
Haute-Marne 4
Bas-Rhin 3
Rhône 2
Doubs 1
Jura 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Stuck in American newspapers,
1884–1908.

Newspaper page from Wood River Times carrying the name Stuck
Wood River Times 1884-03-22
Newspaper page from The Morning Journal-courier carrying the name Stuck
The Morning Journal-courier 1908-03-02
Newspaper page from San Antonio Daily Light carrying the name Stuck
San Antonio Daily Light 1895-09-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 815 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Stuck in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

5,649 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Stuck. The most, 1,229, date from the 1900s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Australian Capital Territory, at 1.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,857
Victoria 1,407
Queensland 942
South Australia 765
Western Australia 336
Tasmania 248
ACT (Canberra) 68

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Stuck.

Who carried it

People named Stuck,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Mary Stuck
    Mary Stuck 1896–1961 · painter
  • Hans Stuck 1900–1978 · racing driver
  • Hans Stuck 1900–1978 · racing driver
  • Dorothy Stuck 1921–2021 · newspaper proprietor
  • Jack Stuck 1925–

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Stuck,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States468 records

468 records of the Stuck name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 178
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 143
  • Other U.S. records 147
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Hubert D. Stuck

    Born 1922 in Massachusetts. Enlisted 1943 at Boston; machinist from Essex County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1993, buried at Massachusetts National Cemetery, Massachusetts.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Catha Stuck

    Arrived at New York in 1893 aboard the Westernland from Antwerp, aged 19; cook. From Thiergarten, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Ransom Lee Stuck

    Born 1947; from Farmersburg, Indiana. U.S. Marine Corps, assaultman; killed in action 1968 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 468 records for Stuck in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Germany196 records

196 records of the Stuck name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 190
  • German emigration and citizenship files 4
  • Other German records 2
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Fritz Hermann Georg Stück

    Born 1894; from Berga a. E. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 28 December 1916.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Ferdinand Stuck

    Left Emmendingen for North America in 1853.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg (CC0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Anna Stuck

    Named in an application to settle and marry in 1836.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Staatsarchiv Amberg (CC0)

Showing 3 of 196 records for Stuck in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Netherlands104 records

104 records of the Stuck name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 59
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 30
  • Dutch population registers 15
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Judocus Stuck

    Married in 1835 in Hengstdijk; workman. Died 1841 in Hengstdijk, aged 50; labourer.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Karl Ferdinand Friedrich Stück

    Married in 1922 in Utrecht. Died 1970 in De Bilt, aged 78.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Friedrich Gerhard Stück

    Died 1839 in 's-Hertogenbosch.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 104 records for Stuck in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia32 records

32 records of the Stuck name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 13
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 13
  • Other Australian records 6
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Elizabeth Stuck

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Roslyn Castle, arriving 1830; certificate of freedom 1839.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Agathe Stuck

    Arrived in Queensland in 1871 aboard the John Bertram, aged 11.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Joseph Stuck

    Died 1843 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 70.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 32 records for Stuck in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France24 records

24 records of the Stuck name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Paul Robert Stuck

    Born 1912 in Paris; died 1998 in La Celle-Saint-Cloud (Yvelines).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marie Emilie Stuck

    Born 1906 in Uffholtz (Haut-Rhin); died 1978 in Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Robert Charles Stuck

    Born 1946 in Vincey; died 1993 in Gironcourt-sur-Vraine (Vosges).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 24 records for Stuck in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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