Buckingham Surname
Approximately 24,009 people bear this surname
Buckingham Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Buckingham.'
John de Bukingham, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1648. Baptised — George, s. John Buckingham: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1773. Married — Philip Buckingham and Eliz, Coward: St.
Read More About This SurnameBuckingham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,552 | 1:31,376 | 3,910 |
| England | 6,868 | 1:8,113 | 1,190 |
| Australia | 2,530 | 1:10,670 | 1,583 |
| Canada | 1,430 | 1:25,766 | 3,462 |
| New Zealand | 620 | 1:7,304 | 1,248 |
| Wales | 221 | 1:14,002 | 1,539 |
| South Africa | 221 | 1:245,148 | 25,005 |
| Scotland | 105 | 1:50,989 | 4,384 |
| Northern Ireland | 88 | 1:20,966 | 2,489 |
| Thailand | 34 | 1:2,077,598 | 243,257 |
| Brazil | 29 | 1:7,381,874 | 170,034 |
| Guernsey | 29 | 1:2,222 | 539 |
| France | 29 | 1:2,290,439 | 180,028 |
| Switzerland | 26 | 1:315,881 | 24,844 |
| Ireland | 23 | 1:204,736 | 8,142 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Peru | 11 | 1:2,889,466 | 28,985 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:8,582 | 1,778 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Micronesia | 4 | 1:26,561 | 731 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,896 | 1:6,257 | 960 |
| Wales | 63 | 1:24,895 | 1,432 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:249,548 | 8,553 |
| Guernsey | 9 | 1:3,628 | 639 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,758 | 1:18,208 | 2,304 |
Buckingham (37) may also be a first name.
Buckingham Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Buckingham.'
John de Bukingham, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1648. Baptised — George, s. John Buckingham: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1773. Married — Philip Buckingham and Eliz, Coward: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) belonging to Buckingham = the Home of the Bucc(a Family [Anglo-Saxon Buccingahám-bucc, a buck + ~inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing + hám, home, estate]
(English) One who came from Buckingham (the homestead of Bucca’s people), in Buckinghamshire.
The town from which the shire is named.
(Saxon.) Local. A shire and town in England, and so called either from Bucen, beechen, and ham, a village, from the abundance of beech—trees growing there, or from the Saxon bucca, deer—the deer—village.
The county town.
The Buckinghams are well represented in the South Molton district. There was an old Exeter family of Buckenham, members of which three times filled the office of mayor in the reign of Henry VIII. (I.). The name is still well established in this city.
Buckingham Demographics
Buckingham Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Buckingham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buckingham Come From? nationality or country of origin
Buckingham is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buckingham? popularity and diffusion
Buckingham is the 22,624th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,534 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Buckingham live; 48 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,688,769th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 37 people.
The last name Buckingham is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 11,552 people, or 1 in 31,376. In The United States Buckingham is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 6 percent live, Texas, where 6 percent live and Maryland, where 5 percent live. Besides The United States this surname is found in 70 countries. It is also found in England, where 29 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.
Buckingham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Buckingham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Buckingham surname increased 419 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 176 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 351 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 329 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Buckingham Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Presbyterian (43%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Buckingham surname are 15.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.34% being registered with the party.
The amount Buckingham earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.32% less than the national average, earning 258,457 kr per year; in Peru they earn 53.48% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,018 per year; in South Africa they earn 99.24% more than the national average, earning R 473,460 per year; in United States they earn 2.53% more than the national average, earning $44,239 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.62% more than the national average, earning $50,987 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bukingham | 95 | 3 | / |
| Buchkingham | 95 | 1 | / |
| Buckningham | 95 | 1 | / |
| Buickingham | 95 | 1 | / |
| Bucingham | 95 | 0 | / |
| Buchingham | 90 | 9 | / |
| Buckingahm | 90 | 4 | / |
| Bockingham | 90 | 2 | / |
| Buccingham | 90 | 1 | / |
| Buekingham | 90 | 1 | / |
| Bugkingham | 90 | 1 | / |
| Buckinghom | 90 | 0 | / |
| Bookingham | 80 | 0 | / |
| Boukhgueim | 50 | 1 | / |
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