Buckner Name Origin and Family Crest

Buckner began as a German family name.

What is the meaning of Buckner?

Elsdon Smith's dictionary of American family names explains it as “dweller at, or near, a beech tree; descendant of Burghar (stronghold, army)”. The 2010 census count for Buckner in the United States was 24,822, good for rank 1,434. That is enough to place it in the top 2,500 American surnames.

How common is the Buckner last name?

Landscape names of this kind told neighbours where a family's house stood.

Is there a Buckner coat of arms?

Heraldry follows families, not surnames. A Buckner coat of arms, where one exists, belonged to a specific line.

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