Buzzard Family History
Buzzard Name Meaning
English: from Middle English busard, bosard
‘buzzard’ (Old French busart), hence a nickname for someone
thought to resemble the bird in some way. The buzzard was considered
an inferior bird of prey, useless for falconry, and the nickname was
therefore probably a derogatory one.Americanized
spelling of Swiss German Bosshart or any of its variants.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Buzzard
Name Distribution of Buzzard Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Buzzard families
 88 - 174  30 - 87 |
 1 - 29  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Buzzard families
|
19 - 35 7 - 18 |
1 - 6 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Buzzard last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Buzzard Family Origin
Buzzard Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Buzzard
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Buzzard Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Buzzard census records
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Buzzard Civil War Service Records
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