Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
BUCKINGHAM
There are approximately 8,170 people named Buckingham in the UK. That makes it the 1,315th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 129 are named Buckingham.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
BeckinghamBeuckingham
Bucckingham
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Boockingam
Bookingham
Bickingham
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Bickingame
Buchkingham
Bockingham
Backingham
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Beukinga
Bickinggame
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The Buckingham surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Sax. Local) A shire and town in England, and so called either from Bucen, beechen, and ham, a village, from the abundance of beech-trees growing there, or from the Saxon bucca, deer--the deer-village.