How common is the surname Buckman?

5,868 people in the United States had the surname Buckman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,615 Americans. It ranked 5,881st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Buckman?

Tara Buckman, American actress, followed by Zoe Buckman.

Where is the surname Buckman most common?

Wikidata records people named Buckman in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Buckman getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,948 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,868 in 2010, down 1.3%.

The surname Buckman

An English surname, carried by 5,868 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B255

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Buckman is more common than 96.4% of them.

Origin

English origin

From either of two derivations: # Old English bucca (“he-goat”) + mann (“man”), to denote a goat-keeper. # Old English bōc (“book”) + mann (“man”), to denote a student or scholar, or else a book-copier or bookbinder.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,868 people named Buckman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 52,615 Americans. That is down 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,948.

#5,881

rank among US surnames

5,868

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

-1.3%

change since 2000 (was #5,389)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,875	Lombard	5,873	52,570
#5,877	Kuhl	5,872	52,579
#5,878	Wen	5,870	52,597
#5,881	Spinks	5,868	52,615

Who is named Buckman

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

85% of people named Buckman identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Buckmans

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tara Buckman
American actress, born 1956
Zoe Buckman
Australian female athletics competitor, born 1988

Notable Buckmans come mostly from the United States (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Buckman

Buckman has the Soundex code B255, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B255.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Buckman come from?: From either of two derivations: # Old English bucca (“he-goat”) + mann (“man”), to denote a goat-keeper. # Old English bōc (“book”) + mann (“man”), to denote a student or scholar, or else a book-copier or bookbinder.
How common is the surname Buckman?: 5,868 people in the United States had the surname Buckman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,615 Americans. It ranked 5,881st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Buckman?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Buckman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Buckman?: Tara Buckman, American actress, followed by Zoe Buckman.
Where is the surname Buckman most common?: Wikidata records people named Buckman in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Buckman getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,948 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,868 in 2010, down 1.3%.