Buzzard Surname

94,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,021 people bear this surname

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

Buzzard Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the buzzard.' Middle English busard; the Frenchbusard.

Eustace Busard, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Peter Busard, Suffolk, ibid.

John Busard, Lincolnshire, ibid.

William Buscard, Norfolk, ibid.

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Buzzard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0311:89,91810,103
England5911:94,27810,082
Australia2881:93,73510,700
Philippines281:3,615,651151,287
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2031:120,07611,454
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3561:37,0344,386

Buzzard (34) may also be a first name.

Buzzard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the buzzard.' Middle English busard; the Frenchbusard.

Eustace Busard, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Peter Busard, Suffolk, ibid.

John Busard, Lincolnshire, ibid.

William Buscard, Norfolk, ibid.

Andrew le Base an (Buscard), Norfolk, ibid.

1672. Thomas Dearing and Elizabeth Buzard: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

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

= Buszard, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An Anglo-Norman family, named Bosard or Bossard, were influential in Bedfordshire in the XIV. cent., and gave the suffix to Leighton-Buzzard. Lysons.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Hugo, Ranulph, and William Buscart occur in Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Henry Boscard in Salop 1199 (Rotuli Curiae Regis). The family gave its name to Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire.

The Norman People (1874)

Buzzard Last Name Facts

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

Buzzard is found most in The United States. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buzzard? popularity and diffusion

The surname Buzzard is the 94,831st most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,451,413 people. Buzzard occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Buzzard are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,775,424th most widespread forename throughout the world. It is borne by 34 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 4,031 people, or 1 in 89,918. In The United States Buzzard is mostly found in: West Virginia, where 7 percent reside, Oklahoma, where 7 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States it exists in 25 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Buzzard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Buzzard has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 297 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 291 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Buzzard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Buzzard last name are 13.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.18% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Buzzard earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.08% more than the national average, earning R 382,776 per year; in United States they earn 11.95% less than the national average, earning $37,993 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.5% less than the national average, earning $45,459 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buzzaird9313/
Buzzaard931/
Buzzards931/
Buzzsard931/
Buzard921,520/
Buzzar9257/
Buzzhardt881/
Bouzard86338/
Buizard86134/
Buzzerd86105/
Beuzard8691/
Bozzard8658/
Buszard8657/
Buzzart867/
Bauzard862/
Bouzzar862/
Buzzord860/
Buzardt860/
Burzard860/
Buzar83687/
Buzhardt80247/
Buzzarte805/
Bouzzart801/
Buzhartd800/
Busczard800/
Bouzar7713,670/
Bauzar778,021/
Bozard77948/
Buzare77585/
Bujard77558/
Busard77281/
Buzgar77239/
Bucard77120/
Buzahr7732/
Buzhar7711/
Buçard778/
Buizar772/
Burzar771/
Vuzard771/
Bußard771/
Buzaar771/
Bussard714,833/
Buchard712,074/
Baujard711,008/
Bouzhar71681/
Bushard71607/
Boujard71462/
Bouziar71455/
Buzaare71367/
Bousard71366/
Bouzair71240/
Bouzerd71234/
Bouzare71172/
Bouzahr71171/
Beuzart71110/
Buisard71102/
Budziar7188/
Bozardt7150/
Boszard7127/
Boußard7116/
Buzaire7112/
Bouyzar7110/
Buyzerd719/
Burzair715/
Biezard715/
Buuzgar714/
Buzarth713/
Bouzaar712/
Bausard711/
Buccard711/
Bouzart711/
Bouçard711/
Buzarre711/
Budzhar711/
Bouzgar711/
Boujzar711/
Bozaard711/
Bozhard711/
Baucard711/
Buesard710/
Bauzair710/
Bouchard6784,342/
Boussard674,242/
Bucar671,946/
Bozar671,197/
Bujar67991/
Busar67744/
Buchardt67729/
Bouzahar67704/
Butchard67328/
Bauchard67197/
Beuchard67187/
Baussard67146/
Buzarova67139/
Buzor67137/
Bouzarte67136/
Buschard67111/
Boezaard6779/
Bußhardt6776/
Bushardt6774/
Bousardt6754/
Boushard6749/
Buissard6738/
Boszhard6737/
Budziarz6737/
Bougiard6736/
Buzár6736/
Busgaard6721/
Buchhard6718/
Boucahrd675/
Bouzarth674/
Boujeard673/
Budsaard673/
Baushard672/
Buzhordt672/
Bouhsard672/
Bousaerd672/
Butsaard672/
Bushcard671/
Bussardd671/
Busshard671/
Bussaard671/
Bouzhair671/
Bouhcard671/
Bousaard671/
Bausaard671/
Budchard671/
Butshard670/
Bushhard670/
Buichard670/

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