Explore the Family Name Buckbee

The meaning of Buckbee

Altered form of English Buckby: habitational name from a place in Northamptonshire named Long Buckby, from the Old Norse personal name Bukki + Old Norse býr ‘farmstead, settlement’. Compare Bugbee and Bugby.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Buckbee has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Buckbee ranked as the 38,992nd most common surname in the United States with 532 individuals sharing this name. By 2010, it had fallen to the 42,937th position with only 504 persons carrying the Buckbee surname, which is a drop of approximately 5.26%. The proportion of individuals named Buckbee per 100,000 people also decreased by 15.0% from 0.2 to 0.17 during the same time frame.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,992	#42,937	-10.12%
Count	532	504	-5.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.17	-15%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Buckbee

In terms of ethnic identity, the Buckbee surname was predominantly identified as White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, around 96.99% of those with the Buckbee surname identified as White, slightly increasing to 97.22% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying with two or more races witnessed an increase from 0.94% in 2000 to 1.59% in 2010. However, there was a significant decrease in the number of those who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native from 0.94% in 2000 to no representation in 2010. There was no change for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or Hispanic during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.99%	97.22%	0.24%
Two or More Races	0.94%	1.59%	69.15%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.94%	0%	-100%