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Norfolk Roots of some Canadian and American Tuck Families  According to Rye's Norfolk Families the name "Tuck" is of Roman origin. The four oldest names in Norfolk are said to be: Dack, Lack, Mack, and Tuck, from the Roman Dacius, Lacius, Macius, and Tucius. It has been supposed that these four were Roman soldiers given grants of land in what is today East Anglia when the Roman legions were withdrawn from Britain about 400 A.D. at the collapse of the Roman Empire. Other authorities suggest that the name is of Danish origin, developed from Toki; still others find the name curious, and do not speculate on its origins.
When the Romans conquered Britain, the inhabitants of Norfolk, known as the Iceni, submitted quietly to Roman rule for some years. They then rose against their conquerors and were defeated. In spite of the revolt they were allowed some independence. A large part of the Norfolk land was given to the Romans to settle after the Iceni Revolt. In 62 A.D., they again revolted, this time under the leadership of Queen Boadicea, who, according to a Roman historian, raised an army of 120,000 Britons. Three Roman towns and 70,000 Romans are said to have been destroyed by this force. How big a part the Norfolk Iceni played in this revolt is impossible to say; but, after it was quelled, the county seems to have been held in complete subjection so long as the Romans remained in Britain. (To explore other TUCK lines, and thousands of other families, click on
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