Bucknell Surname
Approximately 3,355 people bear this surname
Bucknell Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at 1 the Beechen Slope or Corner [from Old English bóc, a beech + h(e)al(h] 2 Bucca’s Hall [Anglo-Saxon *Buccan~ h(e)all—Buccan-, genit. of Bucca (bucc = buck) + h(e)all, a hall] Bucknall, Lincs, occurs in a ninth- century Anglo-Latin charter as Bakenhale.
Read More About This SurnameBucknell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,151 | 1:314,908 | 28,799 |
| England | 972 | 1:57,323 | 6,905 |
| Australia | 550 | 1:49,083 | 6,116 |
| Canada | 305 | 1:120,805 | 12,696 |
| New Zealand | 145 | 1:31,230 | 5,420 |
| Fiji | 126 | 1:7,098 | 1,425 |
| Northern Ireland | 38 | 1:48,554 | 4,148 |
| Wales | 30 | 1:103,151 | 8,167 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1:54,580 | 1,498 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 730 | 1:33,391 | 4,396 |
| Wales | 30 | 1:52,281 | 2,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 195 | 1:257,532 | 21,220 |
Bucknell (11) may also be a first name.
Bucknell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at 1 the Beechen Slope or Corner [from Old English bóc, a beech + h(e)al(h] 2 Bucca’s Hall [Anglo-Saxon *Buccan~ h(e)all—Buccan-, genit. of Bucca (bucc = buck) + h(e)all, a hall] Bucknall, Lincs, occurs in a ninth- century Anglo-Latin charter as Bakenhale.
In the case of Bucknill the suff. may be the Old English hyll, ‘a hill.’
(English) One who came from Bucknall (Bucca’s corner) or from Bucknell (Bucca’s hill), each the name of two villages in England.
A location name in Salop, Staffordshire.
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Bucknell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bucknell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bucknell is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Bucknell click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bucknell? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 134,228th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,172,145 people. Bucknell occurs mostly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Bucknell reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Bucknell is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.
This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1,151 people, or 1 in 314,908. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Nevada, where 32 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Iowa, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Bucknell exists in 24 countries. It is also found in England, where 29 percent live and Australia, where 16 percent live.
Bucknell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bucknell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bucknell last name increased 590 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bucknell Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Bucknell last name are 11.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.6% registered with the party.
The amount Bucknell earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.28% more than the national average, earning $44,563 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.45% less than the national average, earning $48,468 CAD per year.
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