Buist Surname

105,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Scotland

Buist Surname Definition:

A surname of Fife origin, and confined mainly to the shire. Ernaud and Roger Boiste (or Buiste) are said to occur in Normandy, 1198 (Mem. Soc. Ant, Norman, 15—17), but this is not a probable source of our name. Harrison's etymology (after Jamieson, Scot.

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Buist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,2571:13,4351,969
United States1,1421:317,39028,990
Canada5881:62,6637,331
Scotland4831:11,0851,511
England4461:124,92812,525
Australia1951:138,43914,922
New Zealand1741:26,0254,563
South Africa631:859,96456,669
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Wales91:343,83718,086
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
China21:683,660,78330,601
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland4621:8,1021,103
England1231:198,17415,835
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:398,56129,579

Buist (27) may also be a first name.

Buist Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A surname of Fife origin, and confined mainly to the shire. Ernaud and Roger Boiste (or Buiste) are said to occur in Normandy, 1198 (Mem. Soc. Ant, Norman, 15—17), but this is not a probable source of our name. Harrison's etymology (after Jamieson, Scot. Dict.) seems to me unlikely. A writer in Weekly Scotsman says first record of the name is Peter Buste at Auchtermuchty, 1360, but gives no reference. It may be connected with Bois and Boyce, which see. Laurence Boyst was member of assize at Cupar in 1521 and Andro Boyst is mentioned there in same year (SCBF., p. 192,222). Cristine Bust, spouse of Andrew Bouman of Vtherogall, is mentioned in 1584 (Soltre, p. 153). John Boast was a suspect papist in 1589 (Scottish Papers, X, p. 855) and David Boisk is recorded in Carnbenny, 1620 (Dunblane). Five of the name, spelled Boist, are in Dunblane Commissariot Record in seventeenth century. Janet Boyst appears in Sherreiftoun, parish of Scone, 1687 (St. Andrews CR.), and John Boost in Friertoun, 1697 (Dunkeld).

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

(Scot.-French-Latin) apparently a nickname from the Scot. buist, ‘a box,’ ‘coffin’; cp. Scot. buist-maker, 'a coffin-maker’ [Old French boiste (French boîte), Low Latin buxida, box; Latinbux-us]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Thick and gross. "He is a buist of a fellow-he is a gross man." Jamieson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Ernaud and Roger Boiste (or Buiste) occur in Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Buist Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buist is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Buist? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 105,570th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,643,560 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Buist are found; 36 percent are found in North America and 31 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,036,353rd most numerous first name world-wide, held by 27 people.

The surname Buist is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,257 people, or 1 in 13,435. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Groningen, where 32 percent reside, Drenthe, where 19 percent reside and Gelderland, where 10 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands Buist occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Canada, where 13 percent reside.

Buist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Buist has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Buist surname rose 906 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 105 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 363 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 129 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Buist Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Buist last name are 35.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 82.46% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Buist earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 160.64% more than the national average, earning R 619,380 per year; in United States they earn 6.1% more than the national average, earning $45,783 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.01% less than the national average, earning $48,685 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buisst9110/
Buiset914/
Bist899,297/
Buis898,725/
Buit89988/
Bust89976/
Uist896/
Buisset83983/
Bisht80118,654/
Buijs806,504/
Baust801,532/
Buste801,123/
Boust80781/
Buyst80592/
Buise80466/
Bisth80387/
Busst80378/
Bhist80354/
Biste80337/
Beust80324/
Baist80211/
Buiat80158/
Vuist80137/
Bhuit80114/
Bujit8062/
Buitt8053/
Boist8049/
Biest8047/
Buite8047/
Buish8042/
Buith8038/
Buest8036/
Buiys8031/
Buies8029/
Fuist8026/
Busæt8025/
Bistt8024/
Huist8022/
Beist8022/
Bihst8017/
Bhust8017/
Buijt8016/
Bustt8011/
Bijst8010/
Busht808/
Bustø808/
Bisst807/
Buiss805/
Biost804/
Buiis803/
Bujis803/
Buyis802/
Busts802/
Buits801/
Bhuis801/
Beuis801/
Buisp801/
Buyit801/
Bistd801/
Bists801/
Vbist801/
Puist801/
Bustz801/
Buszt801/
Buios801/
Hbist801/
Wuist800/
Busth800/
Buissett779/
Buistova778/
Buisette773/
Buisseth771/
Bui752,043,143/
But7555,120/
Bit7515,452/
Bus757,932/
Bis756,824/
Bhuite731,016/
Bishth73556/
Buisse73341/
Bauste73246/
Vuijst73215/
Bhiste73207/
Buyite73187/
Buisch73144/
Beuste73127/
Bisthe7390/
Buijse7389/
Bhisht7382/
Boiste7378/
Buiese7357/
Buiate7351/
Boiset7335/
Beiste7333/
Bouhit7332/
Bishtt7330/
Buheit7323/
Beijst7323/
Byiast7316/
Bishte7312/
Buesst738/
Bissht738/
Bhuish738/
Puiste738/
Bejist738/
Bouios737/
Buheis737/
Buithe737/
Bouste735/
Bishst735/
Baisth735/
Bajist735/
Bhisth735/
Bushte735/
Bhuiys734/
Bhuste734/
Bishtz734/
Buitte734/
Bouias734/
Buiatt734/
Buttst734/
Bbisht733/
Buiett733/
Puisht733/
Bistht732/
Bhuith732/
Baiste732/
Buiyse732/
Buyise732/
Buggis731/
Butsth731/
Bausth731/
Baisht731/
Bhuiet731/
Biosht731/
Bishht731/
Boisht731/
Boujit731/
Bistch731/
Boisst731/
Bujite731/
Buojis731/
Bugiet731/
Buihat731/
Bueste731/
Boujis731/
Beuiss731/
Bhujit731/
Buhish731/
Bauies730/
Beuish730/
Busthe730/
Buitts730/
Bisstt730/
Buhies730/
Bustte730/
Beisth730/
Buissette71169/
Butt67364,815/
Bush67144,795/
Best67110,527/
Buss6728,390/
Bais6724,319/
Buys6722,469/
Bait6720,829/
Beit6716,785/
Bois6716,620/
Bhui6714,327/
Bost6712,891/
Bast6711,582/
Bute6710,901/
Buse6710,686/
Bith679,354/
Buie679,323/
Baus677,812/
Boit677,339/
Bish676,668/
Bise675,731/
Bies675,461/
Bite675,113/
Buet675,030/
Bout674,813/
Beis674,081/
Biet674,020/
Wust673,908/
Boisset673,752/
Buth673,506/
Biss673,314/
Bult672,861/
Biot672,506/
Buia672,257/
Wist672,226/
Buji672,164/
Baut672,148/
Buus672,126/
Bhut672,109/
Bous672,085/
Buyi671,876/
Busz671,868/
Bits671,769/
Beus671,760/
Vist671,307/
Puis671,278/
Buhs67962/
Bues67855/
Bitt67645/
Hbit67497/
Buid67484/
Puisset67416/
Bisp67415/
Busgeet67410/
Buić67410/
Buijsse67375/
Bios67370/
Bustová67301/
Buio67275/
Bisz67247/
Buii67234/
Bhus67192/
Puit67191/
Buix67170/
Büst67169/
Baisset67165/
Buut67141/
Buiz67128/
Vust67121/
Budt6797/
Bhisthe6789/
Beut6773/
Beui6762/
Bhis6757/
Bhit6751/
Buxs6751/
Uest6744/
Buih6741/
Buås6739/
Bistová6736/
Buxt6731/
Buht6731/
Biggest6729/
Bušs6728/
Buiatte6727/
Boueste6727/
Buij6725/
Bouheit6725/
Busd6721/
Bihs6718/
Buggest6716/
Bouhait6714/
Buyt6714/
Busx6714/
Bhuyite6712/
Baustte6712/
Butd679/
Hbui678/
Böst678/
Bhishte676/
Bvis676/
Bistova676/
Bids676/
Buitova676/
Bitė676/
Butp676/
Bhuithe675/
Bustova675/
Bhishth674/
Bijs674/
Buÿs674/
Buiy674/
Buzt674/
Bishsht673/
Bisj673/
Baustch673/
Bbit673/
Bóis673/
Bujs673/
Bbis673/
Bousste672/
Vuis672/
Bäst672/
Butė672/
Buui672/
Byst672/
Bgit672/
Vuit671/
Busj671/
Buyithe671/
Baitste671/
Bhuihat671/
Bijt671/
Bishthz671/
Bistsch671/
Boisett671/
Bhaisht671/
Bouhais671/
Bisstte671/
Buiathe671/
Huisset671/
Hbus671/
Beisete671/
Bujt671/
Bǻit671/
Buysste671/
Bést671/
Buhaite671/
Buhaith671/
Buheiss671/
Bouhiet671/
Bhuhais671/
Bitš671/
Bizt671/
Baiscet671/
Bouhith671/
Vbui671/
Uixt671/
Bgus671/
Bgut671/
Bwit671/
Bvui671/
Bisd671/
Baisett670/
Beistte670/

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