Bught Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

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

Bught Surname Definition:

Wilzame off Buch, burgess of Inverness, had a charter of an acre of land in the Garbreide (Gairbread) in 1449 (Invernessiana, p. 117). In 1454 he appears as William de Buyth, in 1455 as de Botha, in 1456 simply as William Buyth, and in 1461 as William Buthe (ibid.

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Bught Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Bught Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Wilzame off Buch, burgess of Inverness, had a charter of an acre of land in the Garbreide (Gairbread) in 1449 (Invernessiana, p. 117). In 1454 he appears as William de Buyth, in 1455 as de Botha, in 1456 simply as William Buyth, and in 1461 as William Buthe (ibid., p. 126,131, 132,140). From the small land called Bught (G. bog) near the town of Inverness.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Bught Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bught is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Bught click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bught? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Bught occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Bught reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Bught is most frequent in: Florida, where 50 percent reside and Ohio, where 50 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 33 percent reside.

Bught Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bught has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bught last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baught9158/
Bought9136/
Bughte911/
Boughte830/
Boughts830/
Vught80115/
Buugh8012/
Boght802/
Wught801/
Bughs801/
Bugch801/
Bughd801/
Vaught7312,311/
Vought732,002/
Bhughe7331/
Baughs7319/
Boughs7316/
Baughd7315/
Waught7312/
Vughts7310/
Bugeeh735/
Baughe732/
Beughe731/
Booght730/
Baughh730/
Wought730/
Busgeet67410/
Buxh67234/
Bugj672/
Bougche672/
Bukghsh671/
Bugd671/
Buigett671/
Voughth670/
Hvaught670/
Vaughts670/

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