Buchanan Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buchanan Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Buchanan family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 42
Dress Maker 13
General Servant Domestic 12
General Labourer 10
Scholar 7
Tailor 7
Housemaid Domestic 6
Dock Labourer 6
Commercial Clerk 5
Cook Domestic 5
Tailoress 5
Draper 5
Plasterer 5
School Boy 5
Clerk 4
Engine Fitter 4
Hospital Nurse 4
House Keeper Domestic 4
Laundress 4
Nurse Domestic 4
Solicitor 4
Blacksmith 4
Clergyman Church Of England 4
Domestic Servant 4
Coal Miner Hewer 4

Buchanan Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Buchanan 100% 9,231
2 Buchannan 89% 893

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

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