Bucknell Surname

134,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Fiji

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.

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Bucknell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1511:314,90828,799
England9721:57,3236,905
Australia5501:49,0836,116
Canada3051:120,80512,696
New Zealand1451:31,2305,420
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
Northern Ireland381:48,5544,148
Wales301:103,1518,167
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malta11:430,2723,380
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7301:33,3914,396
Wales301:52,2812,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1951:257,53221,220

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.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Bucknall (Bucca’s corner) or from Bucknell (Bucca’s hill), each the name of two villages in England.

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

A location name in Salop, Staffordshire.

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

Bucknell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bucknell occurs most in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bucknell? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 134,228th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,172,145 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Bucknell live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. Bucknell is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held given name globally. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name Bucknell is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,151 people, or 1 in 314,908. In The United States it is most numerous in: Nevada, where 32 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Iowa, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname is found in 24 countries. It is also found in England, where 29 percent reside and Australia, where 16 percent reside.

Bucknell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bucknell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bucknell surname grew 590 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 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 US average, with 58.6% being registered to vote for 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bucknnell941/
Bucknel932/
Bucnell931/
Buknell930/
Bucknill8877/
Buckenll881/
Bucknelt880/
Bocknell880/
Busknell880/
Buknel860/
Boocknell820/
Bucngil672/
Bauchenl630/
Bhoknl572/

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