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Buchanan Family History
Buchanan Genealogy & Family TreeBuchanan is a Scottish name from Lennox, Scotland, where the earliest known ancestor--Absolone Buchkan--was recorded in 1224. It comes from the Gaelic both-chanaian which means "the seat of the canon." The family motto is Clarior hinc honos which means "Brighter hence the honor."
Other spellings include "Bucanan," "Bucanion," "Bucanon," "Bucanen," "Buchannan," "Buchannon," "Buchannen," "Buchanon," and "Buchanen." Notable people with the surname include American President James Buchanan (15th President of the United States), Scottish boxing champion Kenneth Buchanan, American entrepreneur Blake Buchanan (founder of Bahama Buck's), and American baseball player Brian Buchanan (Minnesota Twins, San Diego Padres, New York Mets). The first Buchanan to come to America was John Buchanan in Massachusetts in 1651.
Buchanan Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Thomas Buchanan -- --, 1685 December 0, 1742
- Anne Buchanan -- --, 1729 December 0, 1814 South Carolina
- Andrew Scottie Buchanan -- --, 1925 January 14, 1926 Missouri
- Sarah Buchanan -- --, 1802 February 0, 1880 Pennsylvania
- Azariah Oldham Buchanan -- --, 1840 October 7, 1896 Indiana
Buchanan Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- William S Buchanan -- --, 1833 November 9, 1878 Indiana
- Johnnie Bell Buchanan -- --, 1927 July 18, 1969 Texas
- John Bayless Buchanan -- --, 1846 September 14, 1919 Mississippi
- Jack Mack Buchanan -- --, 1926 January 26, 1999 Texas
- Benjamin Buchanan -- --, 1750 August 23, 1798 North Carolina
