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Where Does The Last Name Buchannan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Buchannan is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buchannan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 422,941^st most widely held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 8,898,102 people. The surname Buchannan is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Buchannan live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 624 people, or 1 in 580,864. In The United States it is mostly found in: Missouri, where 12 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and Georgia, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 6 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Buchannan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Buchannan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Buchannan last name contracted 42 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 65 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 89 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 99 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Buchannan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Presbyterian (52%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Buchannan surname are 11.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.51% being registered with the party.

The amount Buchannan earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 17.69% less than the national average, earning $35,516 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.07% more than the national average, earning $54,688 CAD per year.