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

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buckingham Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Buckingham family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 64
Living On Own Means 48
Farmer 48
Scholar 42
General Servant Domestic 41
Dress Maker 40
Carpenter 29
Domestic Servant 28
Laundress Wash 27
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 25
Cook Domestic 21
Agricultural Labourer 21
Dressmaker 18
Charwoman 15
Housemaid Domestic 15
Stone Mason 15
Butcher 14
Laundress 14
House Maid Domestic 12
Blacksmith 11
Servant Domestic 11
Carman 10
Nurse Domestic 10
School Boy 10
Straw Hat Machinist 10

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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