Buddington Surname

554,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Buddington Surname Definition:

Local. The flourishing town, or Boddington, the dwelling town. Buttington, a place on the Severn, England, which may indicate the town on the limit, boundary, or extremity.

Buddington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3951:917,61868,923
Jamaica1071:26,8222,077
England631:884,41445,970
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1121:448,38132,409

Buddington (25) may also be a first name.

Buddington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. The flourishing town, or Boddington, the dwelling town. Buttington, a place on the Severn, England, which may indicate the town on the limit, boundary, or extremity.

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

Buddington Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buddington is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buddington? popularity and diffusion

It is the 554,308th most common family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,673,993 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Buddington reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Buddington is also the 2,136,160th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 25 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 395 people, or 1 in 917,618. In The United States it is most numerous in: Virginia, where 13 percent live, Massachusetts, where 11 percent live and North Carolina, where 10 percent live. Not including The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 19 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.

Buddington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Buddington has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Buddington last name expanded 353 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 286 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Buddington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Buddington are 7.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.22% registered with the political party.

The amount Buddington earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 16.97% more than the national average, earning $50,473 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.33% less than the national average, earning $36,104 CAD per year.

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