BUCKNALL
Bucknall is a surname of English origin. It is an Anglo‑Saxon surname that originates from the Old English words bucca, meaning “buck” or “male deer”, and halh, meaning “nook” or “recess”. The name therefore originally referred to a person who lived in or near a nook where bucks were found.
The surname is locational in nature and is associated with two places in the English counties of Lincolnshire and Staffordshire. The earliest reference to this place-name appears in the Saxon Charters of 806 as “Bokenhale” and subsequently in the Domesday Book of 1086 as “Buchehale” in Lincolnshire. In Somerset the name is recorded in the same Domesday survey as “Bucenhole”, and later as “Buccenhal” in 1227. In the Pipe Rolls of 1230 it appears as “Bukenhal”. These variations illustrate the fluid spelling of place‑names and surnames in the medieval period.
During the reign of Queen Elizabeth I the surname was already being inherited as a family name. A prominent early record is the christening of John Bucknall on 3 February 1559 at Mucklestone in Staffordshire. Later that century the name appears in parish registers in Lincolnshire: Robert Bucknall was christened on 19 September 1560 and Lawrence Bucknall on 8 November 1562, both within the parish of Fiskerton.
In contemporary usage, the surname Bucknall has several recognised variants, including Bucknell, Bucknill and Bucknall itself. These variations reflect regional dialects and the historical lack of standardised spelling. The name remains a clear example of an English locational surname that has persisted through the centuries, retaining its original etymological meaning rooted in Old English.
Typical given names associated with the Bucknall surname
Male
- Adrian
- Andrew
- David
- James
- John
- Mark
- Martin
- Paul
- Peter
- Philip
- Richard
- Robert
- Stephen
Female
- Angela
- Emma
- Julie
- Leanne
- Louise
- Margaret
- Mary
- Nicola
- Patricia
- Sarah
- Susan
- Victoria
Similar and related surnames
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There are approximately 1,979 people named Bucknall in the UK. That makes it roughly the 4,247th most common surname in Britain. Around 30 in a million people in Britain are named Bucknall.
Famous people named Bucknall
- James Bucknall - Army general
- Steve Bucknall - Basketball player
- Gerard Bucknall - Army general (1894 to 1980)
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