Buie Surname

54,586th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,323 people bear this surname

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

Buie Surname Definition:

John Boye, alias Bowy, alias Boee, a Scotsman living at Yarmouth, had letters of denisation in England, 1481 (Bain, IV, 1471). John Bowey had remission for holding Dumbarton Castle against the king, 1489 (APS., XII, p. 34; Lennox, II, p. 132).

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Buie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,4351:42,9715,265
Romania4661:43,0865,432
Canada2321:158,81716,066
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
England341:1,638,76668,634
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
France91:7,380,302306,885
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1351:27,7282,454
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9391:53,4816,013

Buie (76) may also be a first name.

Buie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

John Boye, alias Bowy, alias Boee, a Scotsman living at Yarmouth, had letters of denisation in England, 1481 (Bain, IV, 1471). John Bowey had remission for holding Dumbarton Castle against the king, 1489 (APS., XII, p. 34; Lennox, II, p. 132). Mariot Bowy appears in Edinburgh, c. 1523 (Soltre, p. 265), and Andrew Bowye was notary public in Scone, 1570 (Scon, p. 212). Hieronomy or Jerome Bowie or Bowy appears as master of the king's wine cellar, 1585—89 (RPC., IV, p. 24; ER., XXII, p. 31), and two years later William Bowie is mentioned as servitor in Edinburgh (Laing, 1212). William Bowie was notary in Lauder, 1606 (RRM., III, p. 370), and Elizabet Boway was charged with being a disorderly person (i.e. non-conforming) in the parish of Carsfern, 1684 (RPC., 3. ser. IX. p. 578). William Bowie was member of Gartly Company of Volunteers, 1798, and another William Bowie member of Drumblade Company, 1804 (Will). The name is very common in the Commissariat Records of Stirling and Dunblane in seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Bowie of Keithock bear a Sagittarius as crest, but this is merely canting heraldry. compare Boe. (2) See under Buie.

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

From the Gaelic adjective buidhe 'yellow (or fair) haired.' In Arngyllshire curtailed forms of Macilbowie, which see. Bowie was and still is a common name in Jura, and there was a small sept of the name in South Uist. The Bowies of Strathspey are counted followers of the Grants. Mathow Bouie, free burgess brouster in Inverness, 1614 (Rec. Inv., II, p. 123). James Buie in Nether Auchinrivock, 1670 (Campsie). John Buy and Donald Buy appear in the Inverness Stent Roll, 1671 (More Culloden papers, I, p. 183,185), and Alexander Buj in Portclare is in record, 1679 (IDR., p. 91). A lykewake was held for Alexander Buie in Elgin, 1737 (Rec. Elgin, II, p. 336). Bouwie 1686, Bui 1704.

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

Buie Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buie (Oriya: ବୁଇ) is found most in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Buie click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buie? popularity and diffusion

Buie is the 54,586th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 781,674 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Buie are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Buie is also the 1,107,702nd most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 76 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 8,435 people, or 1 in 42,971. In The United States Buie is most common in: North Carolina, where 16 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and Maryland, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 27 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 5 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Buie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Buie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Buie last name expanded 898 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 262 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 84 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Buie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Buie last name are 0.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.82% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Buie earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.61% less than the national average, earning $39,436 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.18% more than the national average, earning $59,709 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Bugie8988/
Buier8979/
Bujie8939/
Buieh8931/
Buies8929/
Bueie8928/
Buiey8925/
Buyie8917/
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Buaie890/
Bui862,043,143/
Bie8638,596/
Bue865,590/
Bougie803,705/
Bhuiye80207/
Bouied8032/
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Bhuiea808/
Bouhie806/
Buiett803/
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Bhue75120,372/
Bhui7514,327/
Boue759,989/
Buis758,725/
Buet755,030/
Biye754,934/
Buer753,856/
Baui752,668/
Buia752,257/
Buji752,164/
Buyi751,876/
Boui751,698/
Boie751,597/
Baie751,492/
Puie751,189/
Buit75988/
Bues75855/
Buye75710/
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Bije75626/
Buid75484/
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Baue75478/
Buić75410/
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Beaugie73133/
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Bouggie730/
Bowie6725,587/
Bhuia6713,781/
Bouet676,960/
Bujji676,587/
Bogie675,444/
Bouye674,522/
Bugge674,503/
Buist674,434/
Bohui674,152/
Bouih673,453/
Bhuiy673,221/
Bahie672,339/
Boies672,078/
Baiye671,826/
Bouhi671,800/
Buhia671,789/
Bouis671,637/
Bouji671,545/
Bigge671,348/
Bhuea671,318/
Buess671,182/
Bouey67961/
Baues67792/
Bauit67747/
Bouia67631/
Beije67616/
Baies67608/
Bauai67603/
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Boije67463/
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Buiah67376/
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Bouer67337/
Buggi67319/
Bouid67289/
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Bhuje67226/
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Baiet67206/
Bouje67198/
Beuer67192/
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Băieş67116/
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Bhuit67114/
Beiye67113/
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Buyes67108/
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Bijje67103/
Bawie67103/
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Buyoe6792/
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Baihe6788/
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Buie Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buie in the Oriya language
ବୁଇbu'i80
ବୁଇଏbu'i'e20

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