Buckston Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameBuckston Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 31 | 1:786,302 | 35,304 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 88 | 1:570,667 | 38,849 |
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.
The same as Buxton (the Derbyshire family).
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.
(Saxon.) Local. From boc, a beech—tree, and ton, a town—beech—town.
Local. From the Saxon boc, a beech, German, buche, and ton—the beech—town. A village in Derbyshire, England.
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.
Buckston Demographics
Average Buckston Salary in
United States
$28,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckstone | 94 | 20 | / |
| Baukston | 88 | 0 | / |
| Buskston | 88 | 0 | / |
| Bucstone | 88 | 0 | / |
| Bockston | 88 | 0 | / |
| Buckstan | 88 | 0 | / |
| Buxston | 80 | 4 | / |
| Busxton | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bucxton | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bookston | 75 | 38 | / |
| Bockstan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bougston | 75 | 1 | / |
| Baugston | 75 | 0 | / |
| Buegston | 75 | 0 | / |
| Buxton | 71 | 28,550 | / |
| Bookstone | 71 | 4 | / |
| Buxtone | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bouxton | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hbuxton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bukshtam | 63 | 2 | / |
| Vuxton | 57 | 20 | / |
| Buxtom | 57 | 5 | / |
| Buxtun | 57 | 4 | / |
| Buxtan | 57 | 1 | / |
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