Bunch (surname)
Bunch is a surname. According to George Fraser Black (The Surnames of Scotland, 1946), it is "a surname peculiar to Perth and neighbourhood, and found in Perth so early as first half of the fifteenth century".
Geographical distribution
At the time of the United Kingdom Census of 1881, the frequency of the surname Bunch was highest in the following counties, by order of frequency:[1]
- 1. Hampshire (1: 6,807)
- 2. Angus (1: 6,940)
- 3. Staffordshire (1: 13,367)
- 4. Warwickshire (1: 15,820)
- 5. Essex (1: 30,338)
- 6. Middlesex (1: 33,583)
- 7. Hertfordshire (1: 40,344)
- 8. Kent (1: 41,564)
- 9. Worcestershire (1: 42,350)
- 10. Lincolnshire (1: 42,514)
As of 2014, the frequency of the surname was highest in the following countries:[1]
- 1. Anguilla (1: 6,726)
- 2. The Bahamas (1: 10,042)
- 3. United States (1: 12,781)
- 4. Denmark (1: 31,863)
- 5. Scotland (1: 42,400)
- 6. England (1: 74,896)
- 7. Australia (1: 94,643)
- 8. Canada (1: 159,583)
- 9. Colombia (1: 170,450)
- 10. New Zealand (1: 216,512)
As of 2014, 90.9% of all known bearers of the surname Bunch were residents of the United States. The frequency of the surname was higher than the national average in the following states:[1] Template:Multicol
- 1. Tennessee (1: 3,206)
- 2. Kentucky (1: 3,387)
- 3. Arkansas (1: 4,744)
- 4. Missouri (1: 5,264)
- 5. Oklahoma (1: 5,271)
- 6. Mississippi (1: 5,508)
- 7. Indiana (1: 5,782)
- 8. North Carolina (1: 5,981)
- 9. South Carolina (1: 6,345)
- 10. Georgia (1: 7,832)
- 11. Virginia (1: 8,003)
- 12. Alaska (1: 8,409)
- 13. Louisiana (1: 9,551)
- 14. Nevada (1: 9,569)
- 15. Oregon (1: 9,822)
- 16. Alabama (1: 10,430)
- 17. Idaho (1: 11,168)
- 18. Texas (1: 11,626)
- 19. Kansas (1: 11,809)
- 20. West Virginia (1: 12,068)
- 21. New Mexico (1: 12,696)
The frequency of the surname was highest (over 20 times the national average) in the following U.S. counties:[1] Template:Multicol
- 1. Chowan County, N.C. (1: 77)
- 2. Morgan County, Tenn. (1: 133)
- 3. Wayne County, Miss. (1: 173)
- 4. Russell County, Ky. (1: 250)
- 5. Wilkes County, Ga. (1: 271)
- 6. Whitley County, Ky. (1: 277)
- 7. Adair County, Okla. (1: 277)
- 8. Bertie County, N.C. (1: 279)
- 9. Lewis County, Tenn. (1: 299)
- 10. Perquimans County, N.C. (1: 302)
- 11. Metcalfe County, Ky. (1: 312)
- 12. Hancock County, Tenn. (1: 318)
- 13. Barren County, Ky. (1: 321)
- 14. Ellsworth County, Kan. (1: 337)
- 15. Anderson County, Tenn. (1: 343)
- 16. Bamberg County, S.C. (1: 386)
- 17. Claiborne County, Tenn. (1: 445)
- 18. Rush County, Kan. (1: 455)
- 19. Adair County, Mo. (1: 457)
- 20. Wayne County, Tenn. (1: 458)
- 21. Roane County, Tenn. (1: 461)
- 22. Fayette County, Ind. (1: 468)
- 23. Perry County, Tenn. (1: 492)
- 24. Gordon County, Ga. (1: 502)
- 25. Hamblen County, Tenn. (1: 505)
- 26. Hertford County, N.C. (1: 509)
- 27. Ohio County, Ky. (1: 533)
- 28. Adair County, Ky. (1: 535)
- 29. Meigs County, Tenn. (1: 555)
- 30. Campbell County, Tenn. (1: 559)
- 31. Howell County, Mo. (1: 585)
- 32. Baker County, Ore. (1: 593)
- 33. Lander County, Nev. (1: 603)
- 34. Gates County, N.C. (1: 613)
People
Notable people with the surname include:
- Chris Bunch, American science fiction and television writer
- David R. Bunch, American writer of short stories and poetry
- Dewayne Bunch (disambiguation), multiple people
- John Bunch (1921–2010), American jazz pianist
- Ralph Bunch, UN diplomat from the United States
- Charlotte Bunch, American feminist and LGBT rights activist
- Regina Bunch, American educator and politician
- Shawn Bunch (born 1983), American wrestler and mixed martial artist
References
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