Buckhurst Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Buckhurst Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at 1 the Buck- Wood [Old English bucc, a buck + hyrst] 2 the Beech-Wood [Old English bóc, a beech + hyrst]

Buckhurst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England591:944,37447,923
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1001:243,75417,902
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Buckhurst Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at 1 the Buck- Wood [Old English bucc, a buck + hyrst] 2 the Beech-Wood [Old English bóc, a beech + hyrst]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Essex, Lancashire.

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

Buckhurst Last Name Facts

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

Buckhurst is found most frequently in England. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buckhurst? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,967,751st most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. The last name Buckhurst is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Buckhurst live; 78 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in British Isles.

Buckhurst is most common in England, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 944,374. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 25 percent are found, Somerset, where 14 percent are found and Bedfordshire, where 12 percent are found. Besides England this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found and The Isle of Man, where 8 percent are found.

Buckhurst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Buckhurst has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Buckhurst last name fell 41 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 260 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Buckhurst Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Buckhurst earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 75.77% more than the national average, earning 608,299 kr per year and in United States they earn 36.9% less than the national average, earning $27,225 USD per year.

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