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Bucknell Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of the places called Bucknell in Oxfordshire and Shropshire Bucknall in Lincolnshire and Somerset or Bucknowl in Dorset. These are all named with the Old English byname Bucca (see Buck ) or Old English bucca ‘he-goat’ (with genitive -n) + hyll ‘hill’ in the first two examples or healh ‘nook hollow’ in the latter two. Bucknowl in Dorset recorded as Bubecnolle in 1285 is named from the Old English personal name Bubba (see Bubb ) + cnoll ‘hill top’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Bicknell, Bracknell, Bignell, Blacknall, Brownell, Brockwell

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You can see how Bucknell families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bucknell family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Bucknell families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 45 Bucknell families living in Ontario. This was about 82% of all the recorded Bucknell's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Bucknell families in 1911.
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What did your Bucknell ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Teacher were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Bucknell. 66% of Bucknell men worked as a Farmer and 50% of Bucknell women worked as a Teacher. Some less common occupations for Americans named Bucknell were Car Inspector and Domestic. .

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Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    66%
  • Fathers Son
    12%
  • Labourer
    8%
  • Car Inspector
    8%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Teacher
    50%
  • Domestic
    50%
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Between 1951 and 2004, in the United States, Bucknell life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1951, and highest in 1984. The average life expectancy for Bucknell in 1951 was 60, and 80 in 2004.

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