Buchanan.
A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic from Scotland.
Meaning & usage
A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic from Scotland.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Tuolumne County, California.
A number of places in the United States: A small city, the county seat of Haralson County, Georgia.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Floyd County, Indiana.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Cedar County, Iowa.
A number of places in the United States: A city and township in Berrien County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: A village in the town of Cortlandt, Westchester County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Stutsman County, North Dakota.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Harney County, Oregon.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Henry County, Tennessee.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Botetourt County, Virginia.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
A number of places elsewhere: A locality in the City of Maitland and City of Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia.
A number of places elsewhere: A locality in Victoria Daly regional council area, Northern Territory, Australia.
A number of places elsewhere: A locality in Goyder regional council area, South Australia.
A number of places elsewhere: A rural municipality in eastern Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Buchanan No. 304.
A number of places elsewhere: A village in Saskatchewan within the rural municipalty.
A number of places elsewhere: The capital city of Grand Bassa County, Liberia, named after First Governor of Liberia Thomas Buchanan.
A number of places elsewhere: A historic parish in Stirlingshire, Scotland, which included Milton of Buchanan and Buchanan Smithy.
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