Explore the Family Name Truckey

The meaning of Truckey

Americanized form of French Trottier ‘courier; stableboy’. Alteration of the French ending -tier to English -key is typical for American French surnames. Compare Trokey. History: The Truckeys are descendants of Jules Trottier from France (see Trottier).

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How common is the last name Truckey in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Truckey in the U.S. has slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 61,855th most popular surname, slipping to the 65,964th position by 2010, a decrease of about 6.64%. The count of people with this surname remained relatively stable, with a minimal drop from 303 in 2000 to 300 in 2010, representing a change of -0.99%. Furthermore, the proportion per 100k people also saw a slight dip, from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.1 in 2010, marking a decrease of 9.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,855	#65,964	-6.64%
Count	303	300	-0.99%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Truckey

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the vast majority of individuals carrying the Truckey surname identify as White. In 2000, this group represented 98.68% of all Truckeys, though this percentage fell slightly to 96.67% by 2010—a change of -2.04%. Interestingly, there was an emergence of those identifying as two or more races within this time period, growing from 0% in 2000 to 1.67% in 2010. However, the counts for Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities remained at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.68%	96.67%	-2.04%
Two or More Races	0%	1.67%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%