Explore the Family Name Buchalski

The meaning of Buchalski

Polish: 1. habitational name for someone from a place called Buchałowice. 2. patronymic from the personal name Buch, a pet form of Budzisław. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Dymitr, Stanislaw.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Buchalski has slightly decreased over a decade. In 2000, Buchalski ranked 62,236 in popularity and dropped to 65,593 in 2010, indicating a change of -5.39%. However, the count of individuals with this surname remained almost constant; it was recorded at 301 in 2000 and increased by only 0.33% to 302 in 2010. The proportion of the surname Buchalski per 100k people also saw a decrease from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.1 in 2010, marking a decrease of 9.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#62,236	#65,593	-5.39%
Count	301	302	0.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Buchalski

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Buchalski, again according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there was a slight shift observed between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, constituting 98.67% in 2000 and 96.69% in 2010, though experiencing a decrease of 2.01%. Meanwhile, a new ethnicity emerged among those bearing the surname Buchalski, with 2.32% identifying as Hispanic in 2010 that didn't exist in 2000. The percentages of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native stayed constant at 0% between 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.67%	96.69%	-2.01%
Hispanic	0%	2.32%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%