Buskin Surname

557,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 570 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Buskin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. A soft leather specially prepared for leggings; probably the sobriquet of a leather-hosier (v. Leatherhose). Hence 'Buskines, fine boots' (Florio).

Walter Bucskyn, Close Roll, 31 Edward I.

Peter Buckeskyn.

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Buskin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2971:485,26345,047
United States1021:3,553,519199,004
England601:928,63447,428
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
France11:66,422,722504,397
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

The alternate forms: Buşkin (1) are calculated separately.

Buskin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. A soft leather specially prepared for leggings; probably the sobriquet of a leather-hosier (v. Leatherhose). Hence 'Buskines, fine boots' (Florio).

Walter Bucskyn, Close Roll, 31 Edward I.

Peter Buckeskyn. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

Nicholas Buxskyn, temp. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

Thomas Buckeskyn, rector of Stokesby, Norfolk, 1337: History of Norfolk.

'A very stout, puffy man in buckskins and Hessian boots': Thackeray.

Buckskin inevitably tended to Buskin, and is so represented in the directories.

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

For Buckskin, a nickname [Middle English bucke, Old English bucc + Middle English skyn, Old Norse skinn = O.E, scinn] Peter Buckeskyn.—Cal. Inq P.M. [BUSMER], a variant of Bissmire, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The name is analagous to Startup. "The Buskin," says Melmoth, "was a kind of high shoe, worn upon the stage by the actors of Tragedy, in order to give them a more heroical elevation of stature." Melm. Pliny.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Buskin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buskin (Russian: Бускин) is found most in Russia. It may also occur as a variant: Buşkin. Click here for further possible spellings of Buskin.

How Common Is The Last Name Buskin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 557,722nd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,785,168 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Buskin reside; 44 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 44 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Russia, where it is carried by 297 people, or 1 in 485,263. In Russia it is most numerous in: Udmurt Republic, where 21 percent live, Perm Krai, where 14 percent live and Ulyanovsk Oblast, where 10 percent live. Not including Russia this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.

Buskin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Buskin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Buskin surname expanded 144 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Buskin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Buskin surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (89%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Buskin surname are 20.67% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 67.44% registered with the political party.

The amount Buskin earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 23.62% more than the national average, earning R 293,760 per year and in United States they earn 3.47% more than the national average, earning $44,647 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buşkin941/
Buskina92382/
Bushkin92292/
Butskin9219/
Bauskin9218/
Busskin928/
Budskin928/
Bouskin927/
Bueskin921/
Buskink921/
Buskinn920/
Beuskin920/
Bushkina86276/
Baushkin8654/
Buschkin8613/
Bushking865/
Buskienė864/
Beusking861/
Beushkin861/
Buisking860/
Busken83325/
Boskin83288/
Buzkin8324/
Buskyn8315/
Buskim831/
Baushkina804/
Buschking801/
Beushkina801/
Buskinova801/
Buchkin77369/
Busquin77106/
Boshkin7771/
Bushkyn7749/
Büsking7743/
Buschin7743/
Buskyna7719/
Boeskin7716/
Buzkina7711/
Butskyn776/
Bousken775/
Vushkin774/
Buesken772/
Bosckin771/
Buşkina771/
Buskenn771/
Bausken770/
Buskeng770/
Bousquin7162/
Bushkyna7157/
Bauchkin7154/
Buichkin714/
Busquint713/
Bouchkin713/
Booshkin711/
Buškienė711/
Bushchin711/
Boškin67186/
Büsken67138/
Bosken67137/
Büschking6794/
Boskyn6710/
Bueschken6710/
Buzkyn674/
Buiškienė674/
Bozkin670/

Buskin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buskin in the Russian language
Бускинbuskin-

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