Buchanon Coat of Arms, Crest and Name Facts

Buchanon is one more way Buchanan has been written over the centuries. Its meaning, shared with Buchanan, is “From Buchanan in Stirlingshire”.

Arms associated with the name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Buchanon, so the heraldry linked to Buchanan is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Spelling and variants

Records show Buchanon as one of the forms Buchanan took over time. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. The same family of names includes Buchannan and Bohannon.

The 2010 census count for Buchanon in the United States was 1,092, good for rank 23,315. That is enough to place it in the top 25,000 American surnames. For the full story, order the Buchanon surname pack.