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Buston Family History

Buston Name 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

Similar surnames: Burston, Ruston, Buxton, Boston, Busto, Bufton, Muston, Baston

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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 1911 there were 99 Buston families living in Ontario. This was about 43% of all the recorded Buston's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Buston families in 1911.

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Top Male Occupations In 1921

Farmer
36%
Labourer
27%
Butcher
10%
Clerk
10%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

Nurse
43%
Stenographer
29%
Teacher
29%

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Draft Cards

There are 805 military records available for the last name Buston. For the veterans among your Buston ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Buston lifespan?

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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