Buckland

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Buckland

  1. A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist William Buckland (1784-1856).

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From Old English bōc (book) + land (land).

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Buckland (countable and uncountable, plural Bucklands)

  1. A number of places in England:
    1. A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, previously in Aylesbury Vale district: the parish is unusually long and narrow (OS grid ref SP8812). [1]
    2. An eastern suburb of Newton Abbot, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX8771).
    3. Two hamlets, East Buckland and West Buckland, in Thurlestone parish, South Hams district, Devon.
    4. A village and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP0836).
    5. A suburb of Lymington, New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SZ3196).
    6. A suburb of Portsmouth, Hampshire, north-east of the city centre (OS grid ref SU6501).
    7. A village and civil parish (served by Buckland and Chipping Parish Council) in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL3533).
    8. A northern suburb of Dover, Kent (OS grid ref TR3042).
    9. A village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SU3497).
    10. A village and civil parish in Mole Valley district, Surrey (OS grid ref TQ2250).
  2. The Rural Municipality of Buckland No. 491, a rural municipality in central Saskatchewan, Canada.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A minor city in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska.
    2. A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts.
    3. A village in Auglaize County, Ohio.
    4. An unincorporated community in Prince William County, Virginia, site of Buckland Historic District.
  4. A rural locality in Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.
  5. A rural locality in Glamorgan-Spring Bay council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia.
  6. A village near Pukekohe, Auckland region, New Zealand. [2]
  7. A habitational surname from Old English.

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Buckland is the 9506th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3419 individuals. Buckland is most common among White (93.3%) individuals.

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