Bucholz Surname

193,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Bucholz Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller in, or near, a beech grove.

Bucholz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7111:211,84020,706
Poland1371:277,43633,871
Canada1011:364,80832,793
Brazil681:3,148,15291,004
Australia471:574,37741,856
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
France211:3,162,987209,042
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1301:386,29828,876

Bucholz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller in, or near, a beech grove.

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

Bucholz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bucholz occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bucholz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bucholz is the 193,751st most widespread last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,358,316 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Bucholz are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,711 people, or 1 in 211,840. In The United States Bucholz is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 9 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States it is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 6 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Bucholz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bucholz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bucholz last name grew 1,316 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bucholz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bucholz last name are 13.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.39% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bucholz earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 20.89% more than the national average, earning R 287,280 per year; in United States they earn 1.16% more than the national average, earning $43,651 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.77% more than the national average, earning $51,061 CAD per year.

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Bucholz Reference & Research

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Buchholz FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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