Buckland Surname

33,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,077 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Buckland Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Buckland,' parishes in Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Somerset, Surrey, &c. Originally the bund, or open space in the wood, where the bucks grazed; a glade, now spelled lawn (v.

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Buckland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,8281:9,5601,412
United States4,5461:79,7319,085
Australia3,0211:8,9361,330
Canada1,0751:34,2754,403
New Zealand4771:9,4931,651
Wales2981:10,3841,154
South Africa2901:186,82020,354
Scotland1071:50,0364,328
Mauritius751:17,2463,689
Jamaica541:53,1473,020
Northern Ireland301:61,5014,735
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
France221:3,019,215204,848
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Norway91:571,36544,190
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
India51:153,413,076951,030
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Falkland Islands41:783169
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
China31:455,773,85521,925
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Barbados11:287,4482,772
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Belize11:355,4743,977
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,0241:8,0611,226
Wales1291:12,158737
Scotland101:374,32210,959
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7631:65,8177,168

Buckland (81) may also be a first name.

Buckland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Buckland,' parishes in Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Somerset, Surrey, &c. Originally the bund, or open space in the wood, where the bucks grazed; a glade, now spelled lawn (v. Lowndes).

Robert de Bokelond, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Jackyn atte Boclond, Close Rolls, 33 Edward I.

John de Bocklonde, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Nicholas de Bocland, Kent, ibid.

William de Boclond, Bedfordshire, ibid.

Phillip de Boclaund, Hertfordshire, ibid.

John de Boclaunde, 1306. Writs of Parliament.

1574. Baptised — William, s. Walter Buckland: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1570-80. Thomas Leadham and Cicely Buckland: Marriage Lic. (London).

1588. Baptised — Margery, d. Thomas Buckland: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) Dweller at 1 the Charter- Land (land held by charter) [Old English bóc, a book, charter + land] 2 the Beech-Land [Old English bóc, a beech + land] 3 the Buck-Land [Old English bucc, a buck + land] The Bucklands in Berks, Dorset, Kent and Somerset occur in A.-Saxon charters as Bócland.

Nicholas de Bocland.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Buckland (land held by charter), the name of many places in the south England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Parishes and places in cos. Berks, Bucks, Gloucest., Herts, Kent, Surrey, Somerset, Devon, Dorset, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Or De Dinan, a branch of the house of Dinant, Lords of Buckland, Devon. Also a family of uncertain, but foreign origin, raised to baronial dignity by Henry I. Of the former probably was the celebrated geologist Buckland.

The Norman People (1874)

(English), Bookland; i.e., Freehold land, or Stag's or Beech land.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

A location name in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Devon, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Surrey, Wiltshire.

Bocland was copyhold land.

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

Buckland Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buckland (Arabic: بكلاند) is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buckland? popularity and diffusion

Buckland is the 33,032nd most common surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 453,290 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 40 percent of Buckland live; 39 percent live in Northern Europe and 39 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,068,082nd most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 81 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 5,828 people, or 1 in 9,560. In England Buckland is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 15 percent reside, Hampshire, where 7 percent reside and Kent, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account England this last name exists in 66 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Australia, where 19 percent reside.

Buckland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Buckland has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Buckland surname expanded 193 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 596 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 231 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,070 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 26 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Buckland Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Buckland last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Buckland last name are 12.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.17% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Buckland earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 2.33% less than the national average, earning 338,023 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 25.5% more than the national average, earning R 298,236 per year; in United States they earn 5.55% more than the national average, earning $45,543 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.86% more than the national average, earning $54,584 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bucklands9411/
Bukland9316/
Bucland932/
Buskland8822/
Boucland8812/
Bockland886/
Buekland881/
Boukland880/
Bucklond880/
Bucklandová842/
Bocklandt82438/
Bokland80109/
Bocland800/
Bookland7560/
Bocklant7542/
Boklant672/
Bouclont631/

Buckland Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buckland in the Arabic language
بكلاندbkland-

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