Buchan Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buchan Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Buchan family

Profession Census Frequency
School 90
Private Means 12
General Labourer 10
Clerk 8
At Home 5
Dress Maker 5
Joiner 5
General Servant (domestic) 5
Coal Miner Hewer 4
Commercial Traveller 4
Dock Labourer 4
School Girl 4
Bank Clerk 3
Carpenter 3
Coachman (domestic) 3
House Painter 3
No Work 3
Nurse (domestic) 3
Tin Works 3
None 3
Railway Clerk 3
Domestic Servant 3
Errand Boy 3
Baby Linen Land 3
Retired Warehouseman 2

Buchan Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Buchan 100% 4,295
2 Bicheno 57% 140
3 Beechin 57% 116

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The surname Buchan is the most popular version of all its varients

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