Bustard Surname

266,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,467 people bear this surname

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

Bustard Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the bustard,' a large bird, now as rare as the eagle in England, but familiar in the surname epoch. Nearly all the birds, large and small, are common to the directories.

John Bustard, Fines Roll, 16 Edward II.

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Bustard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6111:593,22248,399
Canada3281:112,33411,995
Northern Ireland1541:11,9811,780
England1351:412,72628,150
Scotland741:72,3495,525
Ireland651:72,4454,480
New Zealand461:98,44213,260
Australia381:710,41347,396
India101:76,706,538639,611
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2211:20,0452,358
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1061:229,95617,302
Scotland181:207,9567,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1581:317,84024,909

Bustard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the bustard,' a large bird, now as rare as the eagle in England, but familiar in the surname epoch. Nearly all the birds, large and small, are common to the directories.

John Bustard, Fines Roll, 16 Edward II.

Robertus Bustardbank, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Bustard, 1379: ibid.

1582. Cristofer Hudson and Elizabeth Bustard: St. Antholin (London).

1589. Charles Bustarde, Oxfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1671. John Greenwood and Alice Bastard: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

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

Bustard Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bustard is found most in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Bustard click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bustard? popularity and diffusion

It is the 266,468th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,967,652 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Bustard are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Bustard is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 611 people, or 1 in 593,222. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 20 percent are found, Maryland, where 20 percent are found and New Jersey, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 22 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 10 percent are found.

Bustard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bustard has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 387 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 127 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 411 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 71 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bustard Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (76%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bustard last name are 17.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bustard earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.81% more than the national average, earning $44,360 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.39% more than the national average, earning $54,845 CAD per year.

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Butard92245/
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Bustgaard8878/
Boutard861,823/
Boustar86209/
Bostard8676/
Buttard8668/
Buytard869/
Busterd868/
Bustare864/
Bhustar862/
Bushtar861/
Wustard860/
Bustord860/
Butar8325,090/
Bouttard8045/
Bhustare804/
Bustarte802/
Bouthard802/
Boustart801/
Bousstar801/
Bouëtard801/
Bustahar801/
Buthards801/
Butare7711,602/
Buttar772,860/
Boutar77459/
Bhutar77304/
Botard77120/
Bujtar7727/
Bautar7721/
Bostar7719/
Bustor779/
Buthar779/
Buytar775/
Vustar772/
Butord771/
Buitar771/
Buutar771/
Budtar771/
Buxtar770/
Bustarova753/
Bhuthardt751/
Bottard71263/
Vautard71176/
Bhutare71147/
Bhuthar7189/
Bhuttar7172/
Boutare7146/
Butahar7133/
Boetard7131/
Bouttar7129/
Bustert7118/
Boutahr7110/
Bahutar716/
Bouthar714/
Bhutatr714/
Bauthar714/
Butaire713/
Buytart713/
Boutair712/
Bothard712/
Boshtar711/
Bustour711/
Budthar711/
Bhuitar711/
Buthare711/
Buthart711/
Boostar711/
Boutarh711/
Butaare711/
Boutart711/
Bautart711/
Boutarz711/
Bhutaar711/
Butttar711/
Buttare710/
Busteir710/
Boutahar678,526/
Butor672,359/
Botar671,333/
Baustert67852/
Butarova6782/
Boutaire6723/
Boutayre6710/
Vutar676/
Bouchtar675/
Buchtayr671/
Boothard671/
Vuithard671/
Bouttair671/
Busthert671/
Boutahyr671/
Wustgart670/
Boustert670/

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