Explore the Family Name Buccheri

The meaning of Buccheri

Italian (southern): habitational name from a place called Buccheri in Sicily. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Sal, Santo, Vincenzo, Vito, Benedetto, Corrado, Filippo, Nicola, Sebastiano.

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How common is the last name Buccheri in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Buccheri has experienced a slight decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name ranked 41,793 in terms of prevalence and dropped to 44,576 in 2010, marking a change of -6.66%. The total count of people with the Buccheri surname also decreased from 490 in 2000 to 482 in 2010, showing a reduction of 1.63%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 individuals diminished by 11.11%, from 0.18 in 2000 to 0.16 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,793	#44,576	-6.66%
Count	490	482	-1.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.16	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Buccheri

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the Buccheri surname based on Decennial U.S. Census data, it's primarily linked to White ethnicity. In 2000, 97.76% of individuals with the Buccheri surname identified as White, which slightly decreased to 96.68% in 2010. The data shows minimal representation of other ethnic identities. Notably, there was an emergence of Hispanic identification amongst those with the Buccheri surname rising from 0% in 2000 to 1.87% in 2010. However, there was no representation among Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native populations during both census years. There was a small percentage (1.02%) identifying with two or more races in 2000, but this dropped to zero by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.76%	96.68%	-1.1%
Hispanic	0%	1.87%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.02%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%