Buckby Surname

315,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Buckby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Buckby,' a parish in Northamptonshire, four miles from Daventry. I can find but one or two modern English representatives, but the surname thrives across the Atlantic. With Bugbee, compare Applebee for Appleby, and Bugden for Buckden.

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Buckby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7831:71,1608,163
Australia2891:93,41110,672
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2801:87,0559,135
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Buckby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Buckby,' a parish in Northamptonshire, four miles from Daventry. I can find but one or two modern English representatives, but the surname thrives across the Atlantic. With Bugbee, compare Applebee for Appleby, and Bugden for Buckden.

William de Buckeby, or Bukeby, Buckinghamshire, 127.5. Hundred Rolls.

1665. William Tighe and Hannah Buckby: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1675. William Holbeach and Jane Bugby: ibid.

1806. Married — Joseph Baker and Sarah Bugbee: St. George, Hanover Square.

1807. — Jervoise Clark Jervoise Witcum Dancaster Bugby and Harriet Denman: ibid.

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

BUCKBEE: Local. The town or village among the beech—trees, from boc, a beech—tree, and by, a village.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A location name in Northamptonshire.

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

Buckby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buckby occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buckby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Buckby is the 315,094th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 6,118,846 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Buckby are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 783 people, or 1 in 71,160. In England it is mostly found in: Northamptonshire, where 35 percent live, Leicestershire, where 23 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 4 percent live. Aside from England this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 24 percent live and New Zealand, where 4 percent live.

Buckby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Buckby has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Buckby surname expanded 280 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 46 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Buckby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Buckby surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Buckby last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Buckby earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 364.85% more than the national average, earning R 1,104,670 per year; in United States they earn 60.7% less than the national average, earning $16,958 USD per year and in Canada they earn 51.43% less than the national average, earning $24,129 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buckbey920/
Bucby911/
Buckbe831/
Buskby830/
Buckbee77660/
Buckbie770/
Buckber770/
Bukbe731/
Bucbe730/
Boukba67240/
Bookby6762/
Bukvay6746/
Buckbesch6725/
Bukhba6720/
Boucba674/
Boukbi672/
Boukbe671/
Buckbisch670/

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