Buchannon

surname · Latin script

Meaning: A surname from Scottish Gaelic

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

/bətʃænən/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Buchannon is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.

rarermore common
  • USUnited States
  • AUAustralia
  • CACanada

Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Sources 1

  • kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Recorded in:

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How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalDear Buchannon,
InformalHello,

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 5 sources across 1 country.

Official registers attesting Buchannon
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20202020551#42,381
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20102010537#40,672
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20002000475#42,912
US United Stateswru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.)———

Reference works 1

  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Buchannon mean, and where does it come from?
A surname from Scottish Gaelic. Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
How do you pronounce Buchannon?
A machine transcription gives /bətʃænən/ (IPA) for English.
In which country does Buchannon have the most bearers?
Buchannon is most frequently recorded in the United States.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

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Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Buchannon”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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