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Arbuckle History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

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Arbuckle History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Scotland
Ireland

In ancient Scotland, the first people to use Arbuckle as a surname were the Strathclyde-Britons. It was a name someone who lived in Lanarkshire. The Arbuckle surname is a habitational name, taken on from the place name Arbuckle (or Arnbuckle), in the parish of Airdrie, Lanarkshire. The Gaelic name for the place was earrann buachaille, meaning the "herdsman's portion" (of land).

Early Origins of the Arbuckle family

The surname Arbuckle was first found in Lanarkshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Lannraig) a former county in the central Strathclyde region of Scotland, now divided into the Council Areas of North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, and the City of Glasgow. John Arnbuckle was recorded as a witness in Irvine in 1499, and later John Arbuckle purchased a lot of land in the city of Glasgow in the year 1511. 1

Early History of the Arbuckle family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Arbuckle research. Another 72 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1624, 1685, 1700, 1742, 1838 and 1912 are included under the topic Early Arbuckle History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Arbuckle Spelling Variations

The origin of rules governing the spelling of names and even words is a very recent innovation. Before that, words and names were spelled according to sound, and, therefore, often appeared under several different spelling variations in a single document. Arbuckle has been spelled Arbuckle, Arnbuckle, Arbukile, Arbukill, Arbuckell, Arbuckles, Arbucles, Arbucle, Arbukle and many more.

Early Notables of the Arbuckle family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

John Arbuckle, the philanthropist

Arbuckle Ranking

In the United States, the name Arbuckle is the 7,924^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2

Migration of the Arbuckle family to Ireland

Some of the Arbuckle family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 50 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Arbuckle migration to the United States +

The persecution faced in their homeland left many Scots with little to do but sail for the colonies of North America. There they found land, freedom, opportunity, and nations in the making. They fought for their freedom in the American War of Independence, or traveled north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. In both cases, they made enormous contributions to the formation of those great nations. Among them:

Arbuckle Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Archebald Arbuckle, who landed in Maryland in 1658 3
William Arbuckle, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1684 3
John Arbuckle, who landed in New Jersey in 1685 3
John Arbuckle who landed in America and settled in New Jersey in 1685

Arbuckle Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Mr. Arbuckle, who landed in New Hampshire in 1748 3
James Arbuckle, who settled in Augusta County VA. in 1762

Arbuckle Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Col. Arbuckle, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1822 3
Colonel Arbuckle, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1822 3
Thomas Arbuckle, who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1831
Joseph Arbuckle, who arrived in New York in 1832 3
Thomas Arbuckle, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1834 3
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Arbuckle migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Arbuckle Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

John Arbuckle, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1749
James Arbuckle, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1750
Jotm Arbuckle, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1750

Arbuckle Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

William Arbuckle, aged 23, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Eleanor Gordon" in 1834
Jane Arbuckle, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Eleanor Gordon" in 1834

Contemporary Notables of the name Arbuckle (post 1700) +

Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle (1887-1933), American actor, director, producer and screenwriter of silent film comedies from Smith Center, Kansas; he died in his sleep of a heart attack in 1933 at age 46
Ernest C. "Ernie" Arbuckle (1912-1986), American businessman and academic, Dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Business from 1958 to 1968
Charles Edward Arbuckle (b. 1968), former professional American football tight end who played for the Indianapolis Colts (1992-1995)
Macklyn Arbuckle (1863-1931), American actor, brother of Andrew Arbuckle and cousin of comedian Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle
Andrew Arbuckle (1887-1938), American stage and film actor, cousin of Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle
Captain Matthew Arbuckle (1778-1851), Virginia born frontiersman, US Army soldier, made a brigadier general in 1830
James Arbuckle (1700-1734), Irish minor poet and essayist, known for 'Snuff,' a mock-heroic poem, containing some curious information respecting the snuff-taking and snuff-boxes of the time 4
Robert Arbuckle Berner (1935-2015), American scientist known for his contributions to the modeling of the carbon cycle

Citations +

Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 17 Apr. 2019