Arbuckle Surname

55,107th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Arbuckle Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. a corruption of Harbottle, which see, and found, like Harbottle, in the neighbourhood of that place. This surname has crossed the Atlantic, and is spreading in the United States.

Arbuckle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,8381:62,0867,271
Canada9641:38,2224,802
Australia7261:37,1844,878
Scotland5521:9,6991,357
England3401:163,87715,242
New Zealand2781:16,2892,840
Northern Ireland2151:8,5821,429
South Africa1991:272,25027,005
Ireland421:112,1185,755
Trinidad and Tobago151:90,9326,341
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Isle of Man51:17,1643,455
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
France21:33,211,361423,184
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1641:27,0112,857
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland5661:6,613948
England771:316,56320,927
Isle of Man41:13,5671,192
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4101:35,6164,227

Arbuckle (11) may also be a first name.

Arbuckle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. a corruption of Harbottle, which see, and found, like Harbottle, in the neighbourhood of that place. This surname has crossed the Atlantic, and is spreading in the United States.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Of local origin from Arbuclde in Lanarkshire. John Arnbukle appears as witness in Irvine, 1499 (Simon, 18), a later John Arbukile purchased a land in Glasgow, 1511 (Protocols, I), and Alexander Arbukill appears as curate of Galston in the same year. Elizabeth Arbucle is recorded in the parish of Carluke in 1624 (Lanark CR.). William Arbuckles or Arbucles, merchant in Glasgow, applied to the Privy Council for the job of transporting prisoners (Covenanters) to New England in 1685 (RPC., 3. ser. XI, p. 94). John Arbuckle (1838—1912), philanthropist and sugar refiner, was born in Scotland. Arbuckls 1687, Arbukle 1551, Arbukles 1656, Arnbunkill 1616 Arnbukle 1506.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Place Name in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Scottish) One who came from Arbuckle (height of the shepherd), in Scotland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A possible corruption of Harbottle.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lanark.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Arbuckle Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Arbuckle Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Arbuckle is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arbuckle? popularity and diffusion

The last name Arbuckle is the 55,107th most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 789,978 people. The last name Arbuckle occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Arbuckle reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 11 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 5,838 people, or 1 in 62,086. In The United States Arbuckle is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Indiana, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Arbuckle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Arbuckle has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 414 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 2 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 442 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 74 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Arbuckle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (64%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Arbuckle surname are 15.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.15% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Arbuckle earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.35% more than the national average, earning R 435,708 per year; in United States they earn 0.12% less than the national average, earning $43,097 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.44% more than the national average, earning $53,878 CAD per year.

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Arbuckle Reference & Research

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