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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


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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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*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

  • Farmer
    20%
  • Bricklayer
    12%
  • Builders Labourer
    12%
  • Leather Merchant
    12%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    77%
  • Private Means
    5%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    4%
  • Domestic Servant
    3%

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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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