Buckler Surname
Approximately 7,518 people bear this surname
Buckler Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the buckler,' a maker of buckles.
Beatrice Bokeler, 4 Edward III: Freemen of York.
Reginald le Bokiller, Fines Roll, 14 Edward II.
John le Bokeler, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Read More About This SurnameBuckler Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,821 | 1:75,183 | 8,615 |
| England | 1,218 | 1:45,746 | 5,763 |
| Canada | 602 | 1:61,205 | 7,174 |
| Australia | 302 | 1:89,390 | 10,284 |
| Germany | 239 | 1:336,843 | 33,164 |
| New Zealand | 84 | 1:53,909 | 8,584 |
| Wales | 70 | 1:44,208 | 4,243 |
| Israel | 48 | 1:178,284 | 17,874 |
| South Africa | 42 | 1:1,289,945 | 71,309 |
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 928 | 1:26,267 | 3,606 |
| Wales | 33 | 1:47,528 | 2,451 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 685 | 1:73,312 | 7,854 |
The alternate forms: Bückler (2) are calculated separately.
Buckler (17) may also be a first name.
Buckler Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the buckler,' a maker of buckles.
Beatrice Bokeler, 4 Edward III: Freemen of York.
Reginald le Bokiller, Fines Roll, 14 Edward II.
John le Bokeler, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1572. Nicholas Buckler, St. Alban Hall: Register of the University of Oxford.
Richard Bokeler, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.
1651. Married — Hugh Edwards to Jane Buckler: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).
1764. William Taylor and Elizabeth Buckler: St. George, Hanover Square.
From the occupation, a maker of buckles. Robert Buklar de Athirwicke was charged with forestalling in Aberdeen, 1402 (CRA., p. 385). Helen Buclayr appears in Tullelum, 1512 (Dunkeld), and Mr. John Bucler of Kirkland is in record, 1647 (Inqruis., 3333). The name is also found in England as Bucklermaker and Bucklesmith. There was a Bucklemakker Wynd in Dundee now stupidly renamed Victoria Street. William Moyses alias Bucklemaker in Hill of Dundei is mentioned in 1615 (Refours, Forfar, 83).
(Anglo-French-Latin) 1 Buckle-Maker [Middle English bokel + the agential suff. -er; Old French bucle, shield-boss, buckle; from Latin bucca, the cheek] 2 metonymic for Buckler- or Shield- Maker [Middle English bokeler, Old French bucler, a shield] John le Bokeler.—Hundred Rolls
Doubtless from the trade of making buckles. Le Bolceler, H.R. See under Smith. The name has, however, been thought to be a corruption of Beauclerk.
This name, found variously written, Bokeler, Buckeler, Buclier, and Bucler, has been identified with Bacheler and Backeler; and is probably derived from the office of the Bachelerii Regis. See Nichol's Topog. and Genealog., Vol. iii., p. 569; Rot. Chart, in Turri Lond., pp. 59 and 102; and Sir Harris Nicholas's Notes to Siege of Carlaverock. The word bachelor French bachelier) has been variously derived from bas-chevalier, i. e. a knight of a lower order; from L. baccalaureus, from baccâ laureâ, from being invested with a crown made of laurel berries, or baculus, a staff, from the supposition that a staff, by way of distinction, was given into the hands of those who had completed their studies; or from the old word batalarius, one who entered into literary battles or disputes.
Buckler: a maker of buckles.
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Buckler Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buckler Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Buckler is found most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms: Bückler. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Buckler? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 66,308th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 969,346 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Buckler reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Buckler is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 17 people.
This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 4,821 people, or 1 in 75,183. In The United States Buckler is primarily found in: Maryland, where 19 percent are found, Kentucky, where 14 percent are found and Missouri, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States it exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.
Buckler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Buckler has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Buckler last name increased 704 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 131 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 212 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Buckler Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Buckler last name are 6.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.89% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Buckler earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 108.09% more than the national average, earning S/. 40,338 per year; in South Africa they earn 26.76% more than the national average, earning R 301,224 per year; in United States they earn 1.59% more than the national average, earning $43,837 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.51% less than the national average, earning $47,940 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bückler | 95 | 2 | / |
| Buickler | 93 | 7 | / |
| Bueckler | 93 | 3 | / |
| Beuckler | 93 | 0 | / |
| Buckleer | 93 | 0 | / |
| Bucklert | 93 | 0 | / |
| Bucklerr | 93 | 0 | / |
| Bukler | 92 | 72 | / |
| Bucler | 92 | 16 | / |
| Beucler | 86 | 942 | / |
| Bockler | 86 | 545 | / |
| Buclier | 86 | 29 | / |
| Buecler | 86 | 5 | / |
| Boucler | 86 | 5 | / |
| Buekler | 86 | 2 | / |
| Boukler | 86 | 1 | / |
| Butkler | 86 | 1 | / |
| Buckelr | 86 | 0 | / |
| Beukler | 86 | 0 | / |
| Bouclier | 80 | 1,080 | / |
| Boeckler | 80 | 321 | / |
| Beuclear | 80 | 5 | / |
| Beuclier | 80 | 3 | / |
| Beuclere | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bokler | 77 | 77 | / |
| Bocler | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bükler | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buchiller | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boukleire | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bucheller | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bookler | 71 | 30 | / |
| Biekler | 71 | 28 | / |
| Buqlier | 71 | 26 | / |
| Boecler | 71 | 25 | / |
| Boclear | 71 | 23 | / |
| Boekler | 71 | 3 | / |
| Boccler | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boclier | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beuklir | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaucler | 71 | 0 | / |
| Beuclair | 67 | 92 | / |
| Biegkler | 67 | 35 | / |
| Bouclair | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bauclair | 67 | 6 | / |
| Buqulier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veugkler | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bookleir | 67 | 0 | / |
| Boegkler | 67 | 0 | / |
| Busclair | 67 | 0 | / |
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