Bucknor Surname

99,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,766 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Bucknor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bucknor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica1,4321:2,004329
Ghana1,2471:21,6692,663
United States8301:436,69837,574
Togo4201:17,2575,159
England3051:182,68216,414
Nigeria2691:658,52330,783
Canada1101:334,96030,494
Belize581:6,1291,006
Costa Rica281:170,7172,334
Benin201:516,78033,864
Panama121:326,0227,351
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Wales51:618,90625,852
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Guyana11:762,22114,420
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Bucknor (59) may also be a first name.

Bucknor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bucknor occurs in Jamaica more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bucknor? popularity and diffusion

Bucknor is the 99,341st most commonly held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,529,070 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Bucknor live; 41 percent live in West Africa and 41 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bucknor is also the 1,282,666th most frequently used first name globally, held by 59 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Jamaica, where it is borne by 1,432 people, or 1 in 2,004. In Jamaica Bucknor is most numerous in: Cornwall County, where 56 percent live, Middlesex County, where 22 percent live and Surrey County, where 22 percent live. Outside of Jamaica this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Bucknor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bucknor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bucknor last name grew 2,075 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 15,250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bucknor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bucknor last name are 19.73% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.96% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bucknor earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.65% more than the national average, earning $47,312 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.35% more than the national average, earning $49,857 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bucknoer931/
Buscknor931/
Buknor923/
Bucnor921/
Bocknor8613/
Bucknar863/
Buknar777/
Buknur773/
Bucnar771/
Buknure711/
Bouknar711/
Bhiknoor677/
Bhiknuor671/
Bhiknar575/
Bhoknar574/

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Bucknor Reference & Research

Buckner DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Buckner FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bucknor
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis