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There are approximately 949 people named Buist in the UK. That makes it the 7,411th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 15 are named Buist.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic


Related and similar surnames

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The Buist surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

BUIST. Thick and gross. "He is a bnlst of a fellow — he is a gross man." Jamieson.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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