Buckthought Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Buckthought Surname Definition:

May be from the Anglo-Saxon boc, a beech tree, and thwaite which see. A clearing of beech-trees.

Buckthought Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand1751:25,8764,537
England201:2,785,90397,972
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Wales71:442,07621,198
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981

Buckthought Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

May be from the Anglo-Saxon boc, a beech tree, and thwaite which see. A clearing of beech-trees.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From buch-tor, the cows' hill.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Buckthought Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buckthought is borne by more people in New Zealand than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buckthought? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,101,507th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 84 percent of Buckthought reside; 84 percent reside in Australasia and 84 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most prevalent in New Zealand, where it is carried by 175 people, or 1 in 25,876. In New Zealand Buckthought is mostly concentrated in: Waikato Region, where 24 percent live, Bay of Plenty Region, where 22 percent live and Auckland Region, where 18 percent live. Apart from New Zealand this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Buckthought Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Buckthought has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Buckthought surname decreased 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Buckthought Last Name Statistics demography

Buckthought earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 14.75% more than the national average, earning $57,010 CAD per year.

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