Bunbury Surname

345,633rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,059 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

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.

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Bunbury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2821:1,285,31590,259
Canada2241:164,48916,566
England1571:354,89225,525
Guyana1201:6,3521,085
Ireland891:52,9093,746
Australia581:465,44335,949
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
Trinidad and Tobago321:42,6243,925
Mexico171:7,301,54134,591
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
British Virgin Islands51:6,319600
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines31:37,5531,173
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland481:92,2896,115
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England801:304,69220,471
Jersey51:10,3761,795
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

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.

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

Derived from an English place, this name is M in Cos. Tipperary and Kildare since early seventeenth century

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A well known branch of the family of De St. Pierre of Normandy (Ormerod, Cheshire). Hence the Baronets Bunbury.

The Norman People (1874)

The Bunburys, a family now scantily represented, played an important part in the history of Reading during the 17th century (Co.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Bunbury Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bunbury has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Búnbury. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bunbury? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 345,633rd most widespread last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 6,881,535 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Bunbury reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne 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. Besides The United States Bunbury is found 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 frequency of Bunbury has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bunbury last name increased 671 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 196 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 185 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bunbury Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Bunbury last name is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bunbury last name are 16.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.77% 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Búnbury951/
Bunburry931/
Busenbury880/
Bunburi86228/
Bumbury86217/
Bunbura8670/
Bonbury861/
Bunburee801/
Bonnbury800/
Bumburry800/
Bounbouri751/
Bumbure7191/
Bumburi7169/
Bumbura719/
Bonbura711/
Bombury711/
Boonbure674/
Boonburi672/
Bonboure672/
Bumburai671/
Wunburee671/
Bonbouri671/

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