Buckton Family History

Buckton Surname Meaning

Probably from Buckton in ER Yorks (rather than Herefs or Northumb) or possibly from Buckden in WR Yorks (rather than Hunts). Redmonds Dictionary of Yorks Surnames notes that a 16th-century family in Marsk (Swaledale NR Yorks) was known as both Buckton and Buckden. For possible medieval forms see Boughton.

Compare Bugden. The Yorks place-names are from Old English bucc in the genitive plural with -a ‘buck’ or bucca ‘he-goat’ + tūn ‘farm village’ and denu ‘valley’.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

Similar surnames: Buckson, Burston, Buxton, Buckman, Bufton, Burton, Bucklin, Button, Becton, Bucko

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532	Military Records
800	Immigration Records
11K	Census and Voter Lists
42K	Member Trees

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Where is the Buckton family from?

You can see how Buckton families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Buckton family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Buckton families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 246 Buckton families living in Yorkshire. This was about 46% of all the recorded Buckton's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Buckton families in 1891.

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What did your Buckton ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Farmer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Buckton. 20% of Buckton men worked as a Farmer and 77% of Buckton women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Buckton were leather merchant and Domestic servant.

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Farmer

20%

Bricklayer

12%

Builders labourer

12%

leather merchant

12%

Unpaid domestic duties

77%

Private means

Unpaid domestic

Domestic servant

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Census Record

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Passenger List

There are 800 immigration records available for the last name Buckton. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 532 military records available for the last name Buckton. For the veterans among your Buckton ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Buckton lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Buckton life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1978, and highest in 1995. The average life expectancy for Buckton in 1940 was 35, and 62 in 2004.

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Buckton Surname Meaning

Compare Bugden. The Yorks place-names are from Old English bucc in the genitive plural with -a ‘buck’ or bucca ‘he-goat’ + tūn ‘farm village’ and denu ‘valley’.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

Where is the Buckton family from?

What did your Buckton ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

20%

Bricklayer

12%

Builders labourer

12%

leather merchant

12%

Unpaid domestic duties

77%

Private means

Unpaid domestic

Domestic servant

What Buckton family records will you find?

What is the average Buckton lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Buckton life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1978, and highest in 1995. The average life expectancy for Buckton in 1940 was 35, and 62 in 2004.

Buckton Family History

Buckton Surname Meaning

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Where is the Buckton family from?

What did your Buckton ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Buckton lifespan?

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