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Bugler Family History

Bugler Surname Meaning

From Middle English bugler ‘one who blows a wild ox horn’, an unrecorded derivative of Middle English (Old French) bugle ‘wild ox’, also ‘horn of the wild ox’ used as a drinking vessel or for blowing in battle or in a hunt. Compare Bugle, which also appears early in Dorset.

Alternatively, it is a variant of Buckler with voicing of /k/ to /g/. MED records that Pluscularii ‘buckle-makers’ is rendered in English as bogelers in a 15th-century Latin-English glossary.

Bugler and Buckler appear in the same Dorset parishes and are presumably variants of the same family name, but Buckler could equally well be a variant of Bugler in (i) with unvoicing of /g/.

In Ireland, this is probably a metathesized variant of Bulger; see Bolger.

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


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You can see how Bugler families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bugler family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Bugler families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 203 Bugler families living in Dorset. This was about 45% of all the recorded Bugler's in United Kingdom. Dorset had the highest population of Bugler families in 1891.
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What did your Bugler ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Bugler. 17% of Bugler men worked as a General Labourer and 72% of Bugler women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Bugler were Gardener and Housewife.

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

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • General Labourer
    17%
  • Lorry Driver
    14%
  • Dairy Farmer
    12%
  • Gardener
    9%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    72%
  • Incapacitated
    4%
  • Domestic Servant
    4%
  • Housewife
    4%

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There are 2,000 military records available for the last name Bugler. For the veterans among your Bugler ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Bugler lifespan?

Between 1964 and 2002, in the United States, Bugler life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1983, and highest in 1994. The average life expectancy for Bugler in 1964 was 71, and 81 in 2002.

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