Buchannon Surname

432,755th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 795 people bear this surname

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

Buchannon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buchannon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6791:533,81344,364
Canada781:472,37940,609
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Qatar61:393,00055,922
England51:11,143,612252,590
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland491:90,4056,033
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4561:110,12910,981

Buchannon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buchannon occurs most in The United States. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Buchannon? popularity and diffusion

Buchannon is the 432,755th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 9,166,724 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Buchannon reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 679 people, or 1 in 533,813. In The United States Buchannon is most numerous in: Missouri, where 19 percent are found, Alabama, where 18 percent are found and Tennessee, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States Buchannon is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 10 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 2 percent are found.

Buchannon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Buchannon has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 149 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 58 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Buchannon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (53%) in Ireland.

In The United States Buchannon are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

The amount Buchannon earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.75% less than the national average, earning $36,351 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.73% less than the national average, earning $47,335 CAD per year.

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Buchannon Reference & Research

Buchanan FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Buchannon
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