Buckett Surname

265,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Buckett Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Buchard,' a form of Burchard.

Robert Bakhard, rector of Gawsworth, Cheshire 1381: East Cheshire.

Ralph Buchard, Oxfordshire, 1271. Hundred Rolls.

Waller Buchard, Wiltshire, ibid.

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Buckett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7991:69,7358,044
United States3541:1,023,89575,330
Australia1301:207,65920,175
New Zealand661:68,61110,369
Scotland591:90,7436,412
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Falkland Islands61:522125
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5811:41,9545,292
Wales51:313,68310,604
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Buckett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Buchard,' a form of Burchard.

Robert Bakhard, rector of Gawsworth, Cheshire 1381: East Cheshire.

Ralph Buchard, Oxfordshire, 1271. Hundred Rolls.

Waller Buchard, Wiltshire, ibid.

Godfrey Buchet, or Bucket, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

1501-3. Matthew Buckett. Dorset: Register of the University of Oxford.

Foreign immigration has swelled the number of our Bucketts. &c. The Visitation of London (1633-5), has 'Michaell Bucket borne in the dominions under the Emperor nigh Hedleborow.' His son was 'Michaell Bucket of London, made a free denison anno 14 Elizabeth.' His son Rowland Buckett was a London alderman, 1634. The origin of the surname remains the same.

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

From the French, Bouquet, Buchet; personal name Richard Bucket in Rotuli de Oblatis et Finibus, King John

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

Buckett Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buckett occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buckett? popularity and diffusion

It is the 265,253rd most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 4,940,709 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Buckett reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most common in England, where it is carried by 799 people, or 1 in 69,735. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Isle of Wight, where 20 percent live, Oxfordshire, where 16 percent live and Hampshire, where 12 percent live. Not including England this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Buckett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Buckett has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Buckett surname rose 138 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 571 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it fell 60 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Buckett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Buckett last name are 10.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Buckett earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.59% less than the national average, earning R 74,640 per year; in United States they earn 1.59% less than the national average, earning $42,461 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.45% more than the national average, earning $55,372 CAD per year.

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