Explore the Family Name Buchmann

The meaning of Buchmann

German (also Büchmann) and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Buch, with the addition of Middle High German man ‘man’. In some instances Buch may have been used as a nickname in the sense ‘book’, as an occupational name for a scholar or scribe. Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Darrold, Gerhard, Guenter, Gunter, Klaus, Kurt, Otto, Reinhard, Siegfried.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Buchmann has seen a decrease in popularity over time. In 2000, it ranked 27,150 and by 2010, it had dropped to 38,103, marking a change of -40.34%. The count of individuals with this surname also declined from 838 in 2000 to 582 in 2010, showing a decrease of 30.55%. The proportion per 100,000 people similarly reduced from 0.31 to 0.2, indicating a drop of 35.48%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,150	#38,103	-40.34%
Count	838	582	-30.55%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.2	-35.48%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Buchmann

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Buchmann has also seen changes, as reported by the Decennial U.S. Census. The proportion of those identifying as White dropped slightly from 97.61% in 2000 to 95.7% in 2010. However, representation among Asian/Pacific Islanders doubled from 0.60% to 1.20%, and those identifying as Hispanic appeared for the first time in 2010 at 1.72%. Additionally, a category for those of two or more races was introduced in 2010 at 1.2%. There were no reported individuals identifying as Black in either year, and the count for American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased from 0.84% in 2000 to none in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.61%	95.7%	-1.96%
Hispanic	0%	1.72%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.6%	1.2%	100%
Two or More Races	0%	1.2%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.84%	0%	0%