Buckingham Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Buckingham Name Meaning: Originates from the placed named Buckinghamshire and is comprised of the Anglo-Saxon, words, 'hamm', meaning 'water meadow', 'ing' meaning 'people of' and 'Bucca'which the leader of the first Anglo Saxon settlers.

Taken from the place name, Buckinghamshire. The name itself comprising of the name of the leader of the first Anglo-Saxons, 'Bucca' the name translating as 'meadow/water meadow of Bucca's people'.

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Surname Distribution

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Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buckingham Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Buckingham family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 705
Agricultural Labourer 116
General Labourer 56
Domestic Servant 46
Farmer 39
Dress Maker 36
Living On Her Own Means 34
Labourer 32
Laundress 31
Living On Own Means 30
Farm Labourer 28
General Servant Domestic 22
Carpenter 21
Gardener 19
Butcher 19
Coal Miner 19
Blacksmith 18
Stone Mason 18
General Servant 17
Farm Servant 15
Carman 14
House Keeper 13
General Domestic Servant 13
Char Woman 12
Shoe Maker 12

Buckingham Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Buckingham 100% 29,593
2 Beckingham 90% 3,232
3 Backingham 90% 130

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