Bustard Surname
Approximately 1,467 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameBustard Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 611 | 1:593,222 | 48,399 |
| Canada | 328 | 1:112,334 | 11,995 |
| Northern Ireland | 154 | 1:11,981 | 1,780 |
| England | 135 | 1:412,726 | 28,150 |
| Scotland | 74 | 1:72,349 | 5,525 |
| Ireland | 65 | 1:72,445 | 4,480 |
| New Zealand | 46 | 1:98,442 | 13,260 |
| Australia | 38 | 1:710,413 | 47,396 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 221 | 1:20,045 | 2,358 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 106 | 1:229,956 | 17,302 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:207,956 | 7,652 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 158 | 1:317,840 | 24,909 |
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).
Bustard Demographics
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Bustard Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bustard Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bustard is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bustard? popularity and diffusion
Bustard is the 266,468th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 4,967,652 people. This surname is predominantly found 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.
Bustard is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 611 people, or 1 in 593,222. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 20 percent live, Maryland, where 20 percent live and New Jersey, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 22 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 10 percent live.
Bustard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bustard has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname 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 adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (76%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Bustard last name are 17.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.75% being registered to vote for the 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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