Last Name BUCHANAN

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Meaning	Local: from the parish of Buchanan in Stirlingshire. The family are descended from Macoum de Boquhanan, whose name is on the Ragman's Roll, 1296. Local: A parish in the shire of Sterling, Scotland. The derivation of the name is uncertain. It is probably from the same root as 'Buchan.'

Origin	Scottish, Jewish, Irish, Falkland, Austrian, Zimbabwean, South african, Hungarian, Liberian

Rank	471 (2000 US census)	443 (1990 US census)

Count	63,825 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

79.92%, or 51009 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
15.91%, or 10155 total occurrences, as black,
0.48%, or 306 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.56%, or 357 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.57%, or 1002 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.57%, or 1002 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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