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
Scholar 797
Agricultural Labourer 118
General Labourer 50
Domestic Servant 46
Farm Labourer 40
Labourer 39
Laundress 39
Dress Maker 29
Shoe Maker 19
Straw Plaiter 19
General Servant Domestic 17
Stone Mason 17
Annuitant 16
Carpenter 16
General Servant 16
Butcher 13
Charwoman 13
None 12
Dressmaker 11
General Domestic Servant 11
Housemaid 11
Servant 11
Servant Domestic 11
Tailor 11
Coal Miner 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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