Bucklar Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Bucklar is best understood alongside Buckler: both are English spellings of one family name. Name scholars give the meaning as “Maker of bucklers”.

• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.
• Before spelling was fixed, Buckler was also written Bucklar.

Bucklar coat of arms

Arms linked to Buckler and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Want more than a summary? See the Bucklar family name pack.