Buchholz Family History
Buchholz Name Meaning
German: topographic name for someone who lived near a beech
wood, from Middle High German buoch ‘beech’ + holz
‘wood’, or a habitational name from a place named Buchholz, of which
there are numerous examples, especially in northern Germany.Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German Buchholz
‘beech wood’ (see 1).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Buchholz
Name Distribution of Buchholz Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Buchholz families
 63 - 123  22 - 62 |
 1 - 21  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Buchholz families
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2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Buchholz last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Buchholz census records
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Buchholz Family Origin
Buchholz Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Buchholz
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Buchholz Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Buchholz census records
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