Buckingham is an Anglo-Saxon locational surname. It is a habitational name from the former county seat of the county of Buckinghamshire Old English Buccingahamm ‘Water Meadow (Old English Hamm) of the people of (-Inga-) Bucc(A)’. This family originated in England, United Kingdom as a prominent and wealthy British family. The Buckingham family is also a Boston Brahmin family from the U.S. state of Massachusetts, also known as the "first families of Boston". Some members of the family went to New England and arrived in Boston, Massachusetts, coming from England to the region. The Buckingham family had many members who were jurists, politicians, businessmen, military leaders, educators, clergy and authors in both England and United States. Notable people with the surname include:

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