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Buchanan

in Louisiana

There are 368 people with the last name "Buchanan" in Louisiana.

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Ranking in Louisiana

NameRank
Buchanan 1,382
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  1. is 1,378th most common Gilliam
  2. is 1,379th most common Hatcher
  3. is 1,380th most common Tolliver
  4. is 1,381st most common Toussaint
  5. is 1,382nd most common Buchanan
  6. is 1,383rd most common Conway
  7. is 1,384th most common Devall
  8. is 1,385th most common Godfrey
  9. is 1,386th most common Littleton

Similar Names and Nicknames

Buchholz, Bucher, Buchan, Buchman, Buch, Buchner, Buchheit, Bucholz, Buchholtz, Bucholtz

Most Common First Names for Buchanan

James, Robert, Amanda, David, Joseph, Mary, Richard, April, Erin, William

Meaning & History

Scottish: habitational name from Buchanan, a place near Loch Lomond, perhaps named with Gaelic buth chanain ‘house of the canon’.

FOREBEARS The name Buchanan was brought independently to North America from Scotland by several different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. George Buchanan came to MD in 1698.James Buchanan (1791–1868), 15th President of the U.S. (1857–61), was born near Mercersburg, PA, the son of a successful land speculator and store keeper, who had emigrated to PA from Scotland in 1783. The surname originated in the 13th century when the place name Buchanan was taken as a surname by Gilbrid McAuslan, head of a cadet branch of the clan McAuslan.

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