Buckmaster Surname

95,089th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,006 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Buckmaster Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Buckminster,' a parish in Leicestershire, not far from Melton Mowbray; compare Killmister for Kilminster. There is a strong official appearance about the name, suggesting a 'master of the hounds,' but I find no evidence for it; the corruption is merely imitative.

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Buckmaster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2911:110,13612,006
England7351:75,8078,584
Australia4961:54,4276,681
Canada3261:113,02312,061
Wales301:103,1518,167
Northern Ireland271:68,3354,994
Ireland211:224,2358,707
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland201:221,49310,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3801:64,1467,392
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6611:75,9748,073

Buckmaster (10) may also be a first name.

Buckmaster Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Buckminster,' a parish in Leicestershire, not far from Melton Mowbray; compare Killmister for Kilminster. There is a strong official appearance about the name, suggesting a 'master of the hounds,' but I find no evidence for it; the corruption is merely imitative.

Simon de Bokminstre, 1295. Writs of Parliament.

Simon de Bukminstre, 1297, ibid.

Roger de Bukeminstre, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

1618. Baptised — James, son of James Bookemaister: St. Mary Aldermary.

1623. John Buckmuster, settled in Virginia: Hotten's Lists of Emigrants.

1629. Baptised — Susan, d. William Buckmaster: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1769. Married -Joseph Buckmaster and Mary Tinker: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English + French-Latin) Deer-keeper [Middle English buk(ke, Old Englishbucc, a buck + Middle English maister, Old French maistre, Latin magister, a master] (English + Anglo-Latin) belonging to Buckminster (Leic.),the first element of which name is probably personal [Old English mynster, a monas­tery, church; Latin monasterium] Possibly the second is the true deriva­tion.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

One who had the care of deer, or who superintended the sport of stag-hunting.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A name probably given to one who had the care of herds of venison.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Buckmaster: an officer of the chase; shortened to Buck.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Buckmaster Last Name Facts

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

Buckmaster occurs most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Buckmaster click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buckmaster? popularity and diffusion

Buckmaster is the 95,089th most numerous family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,455,762 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Buckmaster are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Buckmaster is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread given name worldwide, borne by 10 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 3,291 people, or 1 in 110,136. In The United States Buckmaster is primarily found in: California, where 10 percent are found, Maryland, where 8 percent are found and Michigan, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Buckmaster is found in 27 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Buckmaster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Buckmaster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Buckmaster last name rose 498 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 193 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 105 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Buckmaster Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (85%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Buckmaster surname are 18.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.95% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Buckmaster earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 110.11% more than the national average, earning R 499,296 per year; in United States they earn 2.36% less than the national average, earning $42,129 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.33% less than the national average, earning $47,530 CAD per year.

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