Buckets Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
East Timor

Buckets Surname Definition:

Buckets: Although the London Buckets came from a German of Heidelberg early in the seventeenth century, whose son became an Alderman of London in 1634, all earlier Buckets deduce their name from Buquet, near St. Malo.

Buckets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
East Timor11:1,215,928507
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Buckets Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Buckets: Although the London Buckets came from a German of Heidelberg early in the seventeenth century, whose son became an Alderman of London in 1634, all earlier Buckets deduce their name from Buquet, near St. Malo.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Buckets Last Name Facts

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

Buckets is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buckets? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Buckets reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Buckets is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 29 percent are found, Missouri, where 29 percent are found and New York, where 29 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent are found and East Timor, where 8 percent are found.

Buckets Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Buckets has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Buckets surname declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bucketts931/
Bucket's931/
Bucets922/
Buskets865/
Vuckets861/
Bockets860/
Buchetts801/
Bukits7779/
Vukets7727/
Buckheitz750/
Buketci71193/
Bukitsp7116/
Buchits713/
Bukitsh713/
Busqets711/
Bukitse711/
Bouckez711/
Buskits711/
Busquets675,773/
Bukez6718/
Bucheitz671/
Bukec671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Buckets
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