1. English (chiefly West Country): occupational name for a fuller, from an agent derivative of Middle English tuck, tucken to full cloth (Old English tūcian to torment). This was the term used for the process in the Middle Ages in South-west England, and the present-day distribution of the surname still reflects this. 2. English: occasionally perhaps a nickname for a brave or generous man, from Old French tout all (Latin tōtus) + coeur heart (Latin cor). 3. Jewish (Ashkenazic): Anglicized form of Tocker, Toker;
top | © Alan M Stanier (contact details) |