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Buncher Family History

Buncher Surname Meaning

From the Old French expression bonne ch(i)ere ‘good cheer’ for someone with a cheery and welcoming expression or perhaps for someone who used the expression as a greeting. Compare Anglo-Norman French ové bone chere ‘with pleasure satisfaction’, faire bone chere ‘to welcome greet gladly’, and mustrer bone chere ‘to be hospitable to make welcome’. The name is synonymous with Belcher.

It may also have been confused with the name in (ii) at an early date. Variant of Bunker. Compare Gualteri Bunker 1612, John Buncher 1651, John Buncker 1667 in IGI (Ashburton, Devon); Judith Bunkar 1663, William Buncher 1758 in IGI (Westoning, Beds).

Source: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, 2021


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You can see how Buncher families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Buncher family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Buncher families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 26 Buncher families living in London. This was about 25% of all the recorded Buncher's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Buncher families in 1891.
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What did your Buncher ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Buncher. 91% of Buncher women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    91%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    10%

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Between 1964 and 2004, in the United States, Buncher life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1999, and highest in 1985. The average life expectancy for Buncher in 1964 was 84, and 79 in 2004.

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