Buckland

Buckland

Translingual

Proper noun

Buckland

1. A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist William Buckland (1784-1856).

Further reading

• Author query of the International Plant Names Index

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English

Etymology

From Old English bōc (“book”) + land (“land”).

Proper noun

Buckland (countable and uncountable, plural Bucklands)

1. Any of numerous villages in England:
   1. A village and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP0836).
   2. A village and civil parish (served by Buckland and Chipping Parish Council) in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL3533).
2. The Rural Municipality of Buckland No. 491, a rural municipality in central Saskatchewan, Canada.
3. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A minor city in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska.
   2. A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts.
   3. A village in Auglaize County, Ohio.
   4. An unincorporatedcommunity in Prince William County, Virginia, site of Buckland Historic District.
4. A rural locality in Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.
5. A rural locality in Glamorgan-Spring Bay council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia.
6. A village near Pukekohe, Auckland region, New Zealand. [1]
7. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Buckland Monachorum
• Buckland Newton
• East and West Buckland
• East Buckland
• West Buckland

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Buckland is the 9506^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3419 individuals. Buckland is most common among White (93.3%) individuals.

References

1. NZ Topo Map

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Buckland”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 245.

Anagrams

• Backlund