The Buchmann Family Name

In census returns, Buchmann often stands in for Buchman. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “A dweller at, or near, the beech trees”.

• Buchmann adds “n” to Buchman, a small change that appeared as the name was written down.
• The 2010 census count for Buchmann in the United States was 582, good for rank 38,103. INSEE counts 734 people born in France with the Buchmann surname between 1891 and 2000; the busiest decade was 1961–1970. Births ran at 55 in 1891–1900 and 48 in 1991–2000.

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