About the Buckholtz Surname

Bearers of the name Buckholtz share their surname's story with Buchholz, of which it is a variant. The name is usually explained as “Dweller in, or near, a beech grove”.

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Spelling and variants

Buckholtz is listed among the recognised spellings of Buchholz. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Related forms: Buchholtz and Bucholz.

Buckholtz ranked 38,484 in the 2010 US Census, with 575 people answering to the name. That puts it among the top 50,000 US surnames. For the full story, order the Buckholtz surname pack.