Buckhannon Surname

643,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 471 people bear this surname

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

Buckhannon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buckhannon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4691:772,83460,026
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2891:173,76715,617

Buckhannon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buckhannon occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buckhannon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 643,972nd most prevalent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 15,472,497 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Buckhannon are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 469 people, or 1 in 772,834. In The United States Buckhannon is primarily found in: West Virginia, where 17 percent live, Alabama, where 12 percent live and Ohio, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Costa Rica, where 0 percent live and Puerto Rico, where 0 percent live.

Buckhannon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Buckhannon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Buckhannon last name expanded 162 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Buckhannon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Buckhannon surname are 18.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.48% being registered to vote for the political party.

Buckhannon earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.67% less than the national average, earning $35,526 USD per year.

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Buckhannon 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 Buckhannon
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis