Buckle Surname
Approximately 14,996 people bear this surname
Buckle Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the buck-hill,' from residence thereby, i.e. the rising ground frequented by bucks; compare Buckhurst, Buckholt, &c. With the modified Buckle or Buckell, compare Tickle or Tickell for Tickhill.
Read More About This SurnameBuckle Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6,123 | 1:9,100 | 1,326 |
| Ghana | 1,940 | 1:13,928 | 1,803 |
| United States | 1,727 | 1:209,878 | 20,531 |
| Canada | 1,640 | 1:22,467 | 3,070 |
| Australia | 1,271 | 1:21,240 | 2,950 |
| South Africa | 993 | 1:54,560 | 6,934 |
| Jamaica | 306 | 1:9,379 | 1,036 |
| Scotland | 201 | 1:26,636 | 2,871 |
| New Zealand | 165 | 1:27,444 | 4,801 |
| Wales | 141 | 1:21,947 | 2,330 |
| Liberia | 59 | 1:74,721 | 6,295 |
| Netherlands | 47 | 1:359,302 | 39,900 |
| Argentina | 45 | 1:949,854 | 60,205 |
| Zimbabwe | 36 | 1:428,840 | 37,622 |
| Sierra Leone | 25 | 1:283,585 | 406 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Chile | 15 | 1:1,174,432 | 21,998 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Ecuador | 12 | 1:1,325,487 | 16,904 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Honduras | 8 | 1:1,102,055 | 4,829 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Greece | 7 | 1:1,582,827 | 88,377 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Guinea | 2 | 1:5,916,908 | 2,656 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Faroe Islands | 2 | 1:24,499 | 1,578 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 17 | 1:260,580 | 11,064 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,176 | 1:7,675 | 1,180 |
| Scotland | 66 | 1:56,715 | 3,681 |
| Wales | 32 | 1:49,013 | 2,509 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 277 | 1:181,295 | 16,134 |
The alternate forms: Bückle (644) are calculated separately.
Buckle (34) may also be a first name.
Buckle Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the buck-hill,' from residence thereby, i.e. the rising ground frequented by bucks; compare Buckhurst, Buckholt, &c. With the modified Buckle or Buckell, compare Tickle or Tickell for Tickhill. Dozens, I might say hundreds, of similar instances will be found in this dictionary.
1570-1. Christopher Buckle and Alice Buntinge: Marriage Lic. (London).
1588. Married — Robert Purie and Elizabeth Buckle: St. Mary Aldermary.
1612. Thomas Buckle and Mary Cansfield: Marriage Lic. (London).
1626. John Buckell and Elizabeth Whiteside: ibid.
Local. Helen Bukhill appears in Edinburgh, 1605 (Edinb. Marr.), and Elizabeth Buckle in Craigneuk, parish of Lanark, 1658 (Lanark CR.). James Buckle recorded in Nether Robertland, 1678—1688 (Corsehill, p. 150,177), and Alison Bucle was dispossessed in 1684 (RPC., 3. ser. X, p. 221). Andrew Buckle, exiled Covenanter, was drowned off Orkney, 1679 (Hanna, II, p. 253), and Hugh Buckle, was burgh officer of Irvine, 1698 (Irvine, II, 66).
(Celtic) Shepherd-lad [Gaelic and Irish buachail. (English) for Buckell and Buckhill, q.v.
One who came from Bulkeley (bullock pasture), in Cheshire.
Probably corrupted from the local name Buckwell.
Identified by its arms, a chevron, with Bushell. Hence the able writer Buckle.
From the German, Buchal, Buckol; a personal name.
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Buckle Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buckle Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Buckle has its highest incidence in England. It may be rendered as a variant: Bückle. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buckle? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 35,257th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 485,966 people. Buckle is mostly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Buckle reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 43 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,775,424th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 34 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 6,123 people, or 1 in 9,100. In England it is mostly found in: Greater London, where 13 percent live, North Yorkshire, where 6 percent live and Suffolk, where 6 percent live. Beside England this surname is found in 68 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.
Buckle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Buckle has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Buckle last name grew 193 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 623 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 305 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 441 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 12 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Buckle Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Buckle surname is principally Anglican (53%) in Ireland.
In The United States Buckle are 19.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.84% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Buckle earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.46% more than the national average, earning 382,278 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 55.83% more than the national average, earning R 370,308 per year; in United States they earn 3.82% more than the national average, earning $44,797 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.31% less than the national average, earning $47,044 CAD per year.
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