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Buston Family History

Buston Surname Meaning

from High Buston in Warkworth (Northumb) or from some other place with a similar name for example Buston in Hunton (Kent) or Buston in Kings Sutton (Northants) though there are uncertainties about the age of the Northants place-name.

The Northumb name may be from an Old English male given name *Buttel in the genitive case with -es + dūn ‘hill’ but this is not certain.

The first element may instead be bōtl ‘substantial building’.

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


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You can see how Buston families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Buston family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Buston families were found in Canada in 1911. In 1891 there were 22 Buston families living in Durham. This was about 12% of all the recorded Buston's in United Kingdom. Durham had the highest population of Buston families in 1891.
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What did your Buston ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Bricklayer Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Buston. 25% of Buston men worked as a Bricklayer Labourer and 78% of Buston women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Buston were Dairy Farmer and Retired.

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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

  • Bricklayer Labourer
    25%
  • Police Constable
    25%
  • Horseman On Farm
    25%
  • Dairy Farmer
    25%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    78%
  • Domestic Servant
    4%
  • Unpaid Domestic Dut
    3%
  • Retired
    2%

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Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Buston life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 1989. The average life expectancy for Buston in 1958 was 50, and 60 in 2004.

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