Explore the Family Name Buczkowski

The meaning of Buczkowski

Polish: habitational name for someone from any of several places called for example Buczkowa, Buczkowo, Buczków, Buczek, or Buczkowice, all named with a diminutive of buk ‘beech’ (see Buczek). Some characteristic forenames: Polish Tadeusz, Wasyl, Witold.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Buczkowski has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname moved from 25,242 in 2000 to 26,313 in 2010, marking a 4.24% decrease. However, the actual count of people with this surname increased slightly by 0.76%, from 921 in 2000 to 928 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 population saw a decrease of 8.82%, indicating the surname is less common compared to others.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,242	#26,313	-4.24%
Count	921	928	0.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.31	-8.82%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Buczkowski

In terms of ethnicity, the Census data portrays a diverse range for those bearing the Buczkowski surname. As of 2010, the majority identified as White, making up 97.09% of the Buczkowskis, a slight decrease from 97.72% in 2000. The Hispanic representation within the Buczkowski surname holders saw a significant increase of 164.62% between 2000 and 2010, albeit still making up a small proportion overall at 1.72%. The Asian or Pacific Islander group also saw an increase of 38.89%, going from 0.54% in 2000 to 0.75% in 2010. Meanwhile, the proportion identifying as two or more races fell to zero in 2010 from 0.87% in 2000. There was no change recorded for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.72%	97.09%	-0.64%
Hispanic	0.65%	1.72%	164.62%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.54%	0.75%	38.89%
Two or More Races	0.87%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%