How common is the surname Buchan?

2,935 people in the United States had the surname Buchan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 105,194 Americans. It ranked 10,851st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Buchan?

In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Buchan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Where is the surname Buchan most common?

Wikidata records people named Buchan in the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Buchan?

Buchan is /ˈbʌxən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Buchan getting more or less common?

More common. 2,894 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,935 in 2010, up 1.4%.

The surname Buchan

A surname, carried by 2,935 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈbʌxən/ 2 syllables Soundex B250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Buchan is more common than 93.3% of them.

Origin

Possibly from Pictish.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,935 people named Buchan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 105,194 Americans. That is up 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,894.

#10,851

rank among US surnames

2,935

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+1.4%

change since 2000 (was #10,221)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,844	Fedor	2,937	105,123
#10,847	Enlow	2,936	105,159
#10,851	Henriksen	2,935	105,194
#10,857	Munday	2,934	105,230
#10,860	Messmer	2,933	105,266

Who is named Buchan

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

90% of people named Buchan identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Buchans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Andrew Buchan
British actor, born 1979

Questions

Where does the surname Buchan come from?: Possibly from Pictish.
How common is the surname Buchan?: 2,935 people in the United States had the surname Buchan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 105,194 Americans. It ranked 10,851st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Buchan?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Buchan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Buchan?: Andrew Buchan, British actor.
Where is the surname Buchan most common?: Wikidata records people named Buchan in the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Buchan?: Buchan is /ˈbʌxən/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Buchan getting more or less common?: More common. 2,894 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,935 in 2010, up 1.4%.