Bunbury Surname
Approximately 1,059 people bear this surname
Bunbury Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bunbury,' a parish in Cheshire, near Tarporley; v. Banbury.
Elizabeth de Bunbery, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1473. John Bunbury, Earwaker's East Cheshire.
Read More About This SurnameBunbury Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 282 | 1:1,285,315 | 90,259 |
| Canada | 224 | 1:164,489 | 16,566 |
| England | 157 | 1:354,892 | 25,525 |
| Guyana | 120 | 1:6,352 | 1,085 |
| Ireland | 89 | 1:52,909 | 3,746 |
| Australia | 58 | 1:465,443 | 35,949 |
| New Zealand | 37 | 1:122,387 | 15,192 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 32 | 1:42,624 | 3,925 |
| Mexico | 17 | 1:7,301,541 | 34,591 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| British Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:6,319 | 600 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 | 1:37,553 | 1,173 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 48 | 1:92,289 | 6,115 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 80 | 1:304,692 | 20,471 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:10,376 | 1,795 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 42 | 1:1,195,683 | 67,545 |
The alternate forms: Búnbury (1) are calculated separately.
Bunbury Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bunbury,' a parish in Cheshire, near Tarporley; v. Banbury.
Elizabeth de Bunbery, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1473. John Bunbury, Earwaker's East Cheshire.
1557. John Bunbury, of Chester, merchant: Wills at Chester.
1585. Elizabeth Bunbury, of Chester, widow: ibid.
1619. Thomas Bunburie, Kent: Register of the University of Oxford.
1674. Baptised — Daniell, son of Lawrence Bunburie: St. James, Clerkenwell.
Derived from an English place, this name is M in Cos. Tipperary and Kildare since early seventeenth century
A cadet of the Norman house of St. Pierre accompanied Hugh Lupus, earl of Chester, at the Conquest, and obtaining the manor of B. in Cheshire, assumed his surname from it.
A well known branch of the family of De St. Pierre of Normandy (Ormerod, Cheshire). Hence the Baronets Bunbury.
The Bunburys, a family now scantily represented, played an important part in the history of Reading during the 17th century (Co.).
Bunbury Demographics
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Bunbury Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bunbury Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bunbury is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Búnbury. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bunbury? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 345,633rd most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,881,535 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Bunbury live; 49 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The last name Bunbury is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 282 people, or 1 in 1,285,315. In The United States Bunbury is most prevalent in: New York, where 43 percent live, Wisconsin, where 14 percent live and Florida, where 10 percent live. Aside from The United States it exists in 29 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 21 percent live and England, where 15 percent live.
Bunbury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bunbury has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 671 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 196 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 185 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Bunbury Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Bunbury surname is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Bunbury last name are 16.54% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.77% being registered with the political party.
The amount Bunbury earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 22.28% less than the national average, earning R 184,692 per year; in United States they earn 5.01% more than the national average, earning $45,310 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.61% more than the national average, earning $53,960 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Búnbury | 95 | 1 | / |
| Bunburry | 93 | 1 | / |
| Busenbury | 88 | 0 | / |
| Bunburi | 86 | 228 | / |
| Bumbury | 86 | 217 | / |
| Bunbura | 86 | 70 | / |
| Bonbury | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bunburee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bonnbury | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bumburry | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bounbouri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bumbure | 71 | 91 | / |
| Bumburi | 71 | 69 | / |
| Bumbura | 71 | 9 | / |
| Bonbura | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bombury | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boonbure | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boonburi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bonboure | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bumburai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wunburee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bonbouri | 67 | 1 | / |
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