Buckley meaning | Last name Buckley origin

Following is the meaning of Buckley surname. Family name Buckley is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Buckley
No. of characters: 7
Origin: England
Meaning: Derived from the manor of Bulkeley, in the County Palatine of Chester, England. A corruption of Bullock-ley, the bullock-field or pasture

Buckley is used as a family name or surname in England languages. Buckley has 7 characters long in length.

Buckley is common in Ireland country(ies).

Buckley is ranked 4952 in our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Buckley bearers increased by 1.577163 per cent in 2010 US census to 41348 since 2000, the surname slipped by 62 spots and ranked at 834. The last name was found in around 140 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 83.18 85.21
Black 11.48 10.72
Hispanic or Latino 2.37 1.71
Others 1.69 1.25
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.73 0.64
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
0.57 0.46

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Buckley

How popular is Buckley?

Buckley is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is ahead in terms of density. Around 110163 people have been found who wears Buckley as their family name. Buckley is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
74,531 Czech Republic10
701,083 India8
24,358 Saudi Arabia8
1,005 Cayman Islands7
1,346 Bermuda6
5,340 Iceland6
45,974 Philippines6
946 Papua New Guinea5
13,428 Qatar4
8,411 Costa Rica4
381,097 Ukraine4
16,605 Austria3
19,452 Malaysia3
25,074 Greece3
2,720 South Korea3
144,472 Kazakhstan3
2,967 Vietnam3
32,695 Nigeria3
1,985 Cambodia3
993 Guernsey2
6,103 Cyprus2
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Immigrants to US

Mason John Buckley from Ireland aboard the Liverpool from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 39 years old when he arrived in USA on March 13, 1846. Ellan Buckley, Ellen Buckley, Elizth. Buckley, aged 10, 8 years old John Buckley, Margt. Buckley (5), William Buckley, aged 3, Chrisn. Buckley, aged 1 year old, 20 years old Patk. Buckley, Ellen Buckley, aged 20, and 699 other Buckley around 49.07% of whom were workman while others worked as farmer and servant, spinster, carpenter, merchant, weaver, tailoress, mechanic, blacksmith, printer, dressmaker, shoemaker, servant, gardner/grower migrated to US.

Comments :Nisha Gwaltney  The origin of the name is Anglo-Saxon etymology comes from the agglutination of buck and lay words meaning the place or live deer that name is a place name that specifies the location of the ancestral home.

Celebrities having Buckley surname

Peter Buckley Boxer
A. J. Buckley Actor
Jeff Buckley Singer-songwriter
Patrick Buckley New Zealand statesman
Kathy Buckley Actress
P. Buckley Moss Artist
Lord Buckley Comic
Andy Buckley Actor
Jessie Buckley Singer
Michael Buckley Author
  • Rebecca Buckley characterized the central role of Millie Barnes in 2016 thriller movie The Blasphemy of Owen Barnes.
  • In 2017, Natalie Buckley played the role of Carley in horror film Red Hollow.
  • In 2020, Jack Buckley characterized the role of Derrick in horror, thriller flick The Night They Knocked.
  • Vanessa Buckley, from 2017 drama film Temporal, who played Serafine.
  • Kyle Buckley, from 2008 comedy, sport movie Jake's How-To, who characterized the The Christian Fury.
  • In 2018, Sarah Jane Buckley characterized the role of Good Fairy in comedy, fantasy film Sleeping Beauty.
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