Buckston Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Buckston Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Buxton,' parishes in the Dioceses of Southwell and Norwich. All the early instances point to the latter as the home of the surname. All commercial activity lay in that direction. compare Dixon and Dickson.

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Buckston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:570,66738,849

Buckston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Buxton,' parishes in the Dioceses of Southwell and Norwich. All the early instances point to the latter as the home of the surname. All commercial activity lay in that direction. compare Dixon and Dickson.

Warner Buckston, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Andreas Bucston, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

1669. Edward Weeks and Adry Buckston: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1745. Baptised — Ann, d. of Wilson Buxton: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1747. — Mary Arabella, d. of Wilson Bukston. ibid.

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

The same as Buxton (the Derbyshire family).

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Places in cos. Derby, Hereford, and Norfolk. The baronet traces to the XV. cent. in the last-named county. The Buxtons of Derby, in the XIII. cent., wrote themselves De Bawkestone. Lysons.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Saxon.) Local. From boc, a beech—tree, and ton, a town—beech—town.

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

Local. From the Saxon boc, a beech, German, buche, and ton—the beech—town. A village in Derbyshire, England.

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

Buxton, or Buckston, was the name of an ancient gentle family in the 13th century, of Buxton or Bawkestone, and afterwards of Brassington, and then of Bradbourne, where they have resided for 200 years (G.). A family of the name lived in Eyam in the times of Charles II. (W.). Jedediah Buxton, the renowned calculator, was born at Elmton, near Chesterfield, in the reign of Anne. The Buxtons are now mostly found in the Derby district. The name is also to be found established in the neighbouring county of Staffordshire. A Norfolk parish is also thus called.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Buckston Last Name Facts

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

Buckston occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Buckston? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,772,636th most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Buckston occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Buckston are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 6,190,895. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 100 percent live. Not including England this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 41 percent live and Wales, where 6 percent live.

Buckston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Buckston has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Buckston surname fell 71 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Buckston Last Name Statistics demography

Buckston earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buckstone9420/
Baukston880/
Buskston880/
Bucstone880/
Bockston880/
Buckstan880/
Buxston804/
Busxton801/
Bucxton801/
Bookston7538/
Bockstan751/
Bougston751/
Baugston750/
Buegston750/
Buxton7128,550/
Bookstone714/
Buxtone6711/
Bouxton672/
Hbuxton671/
Bukshtam632/
Vuxton5720/
Buxtom575/
Buxtun574/
Buxtan571/

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