Budgett Surname

742,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 388 people bear this surname

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

Budgett Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Buchard,' a form of Burchard.

Robert Bakhard, rector of Gawsworth, Cheshire 1381: East Cheshire.

Ralph Buchard, Oxfordshire, 1271. Hundred Rolls.

Waller Buchard, Wiltshire, ibid.

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Budgett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2191:1,655,064110,387
England1301:428,60028,863
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Wales121:257,87814,969
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1371:177,92214,779
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Budgett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Buchard,' a form of Burchard.

Robert Bakhard, rector of Gawsworth, Cheshire 1381: East Cheshire.

Ralph Buchard, Oxfordshire, 1271. Hundred Rolls.

Waller Buchard, Wiltshire, ibid.

Godfrey Buchet, or Bucket, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

1501-3. Matthew Buckett. Dorset: Register of the University of Oxford.

Foreign immigration has swelled the number of our Bucketts. &c. The Visitation of London (1633-5), has 'Michaell Bucket borne in the dominions under the Emperor nigh Hedleborow.' His son was 'Michaell Bucket of London, made a free denison anno 14 Elizabeth.' His son Rowland Buckett was a London alderman, 1634. The origin of the surname remains the same.

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

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Buchard'; v. Buckett.

1787. Married — John Hawkins and Sarah Budgett: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(French) doubtless the French Buchin and Buchet, dims. from 1 the O.Ger. pers. name Bucco = Anglo-Saxon Bucca, a Buck [cp. French toucher, butcher, from Old French boc (French bouc), a goat, O.H.Ger. boc] 2 the Latin bucca, a Bawler, Babbler [lit. 'mouth': cp. French touche, 'mouth,’ from Latin bucca]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Flemish, Bougaert; from the French, Bougeard, Bugat; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Budgett Last Name Facts

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

The last name Budgett occurs most in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Budgett? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 742,570th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 18,782,335 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Budgett are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Budgett is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 219 people, or 1 in 1,655,064. In The United States Budgett is mostly found in: Georgia, where 23 percent are found, Missouri, where 19 percent are found and Florida, where 16 percent are found. Aside from The United States Budgett is found in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 34 percent are found and New Zealand, where 5 percent are found.

Budgett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Budgett has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Budgett last name rose 1,153 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 5 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Budgett Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Budgett surname are 9.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.79% registered with the political party.

Budgett earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.27% less than the national average, earning $29,655 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Budgetts9316/
Bugett9250/
Budget929/
Budett921/
Bugette8628/
Bodgett8610/
Boudett869/
Baudett865/
Budette865/
Budgets864/
Budettz863/
Buggett862/
Buddett861/
Buigett861/
Beudett861/
Baugett860/
Budge836,384/
Budet83777/
Buget83367/
Bougette80268/
Baudette80170/
Boudette80106/
Buddette805/
Beudette804/
Busdette801/
Boodgett801/
Baugette801/
Boudiett800/
Bouggett800/
Baudet7710,778/
Boudet7710,631/
Bouget772,593/
Bauget77321/
Beudet77291/
Bodett7754/
Budete7729/
Budeit7729/
Budgie7718/
Beuget7715/
Bucett7712/
Bugget778/
Butdet778/
Budges777/
Bhudge777/
Boudge775/
Budger775/
Budgey775/
Busett775/
Budjet774/
Budtge773/
Buddet772/
Budeth771/
Budgye771/
Bugiet771/
Bugeth771/
Bugitt771/
Budeet771/
Buzett770/
Bodget770/
Budgge770/
Wudget770/
Boudiette7567/
Bhudhette751/
Buge733,031/
Busgeet71410/
Busette71126/
Buzette7173/
Bougetz7151/
Buzzett7131/
Budenge7113/
Budgess7110/
Budjete717/
Buddeit717/
Boudeth716/
Bugeste714/
Baudhet714/
Boucett712/
Boogett711/
Baudger711/
Bhusett711/
Bauditt711/
Baudezt711/
Boedett710/
Burzett710/
Bousett710/
Boodett710/
Bodet675,168/
Bugge674,503/
Bauge671,469/
Bouge67961/
Buset67558/
Budit67537/
Bodge67494/
Buger67381/
Woodgett67329/
Beuge67322/
Buges67320/
Bugey67179/
Bugea67148/
Buzet67119/
Bugit67104/
Bugie6788/
Bujet6775/
Bhuge6761/
Buige6753/
Bugee6749/
Büget6748/
Bugeľ6747/
Budeč6746/
Buded6742/
Bugez6742/
Buzzette6741/
Bousette6735/
Budga6725/
Budje6724/
Butge6714/
Buged678/
Boudjiet676/
Budgi675/
Bujge675/
Budce675/
Bouzette674/
Buisette673/
Buuge673/
Bucet673/
Buddgies672/
Budgy672/
Bugej672/
Boudgess671/
Vudge671/
Buzge671/
Buttgest671/
Bugeĺ671/
Boudziet671/
Boodyett670/

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