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Bucktooth Surname Definition:

This surname is an Anglicisation of a Seneca Indian given name, which was later adopted as a surname. The city of Salamanca, New York was named after an Indian of this name, of whom it is said had crooked teeth. It may have a connections with beavers, which live in the lands of the Seneca.

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Bucktooth Surname Meaning

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This surname is an Anglicisation of a Seneca Indian given name, which was later adopted as a surname. The city of Salamanca, New York was named after an Indian of this name, of whom it is said had crooked teeth. It may have a connections with beavers, which live in the lands of the Seneca.

There appear to be multiple families with this surname. An Indian named Old Bucktooth fought in the War of 1812.

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