Explore the Family Name Budden

The meaning of Budden

1. English (Dorset, Hampshire, and the Isle of Wight): from the personal name Budden, a diminutive of Old English Budda (see Budd). 2. German: habitational name from a shortened form of a North German farm name containing the element budde(n) ‘morass, bog’ (see Buddenhagen). 3. German: patronymic from Budde.

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

The surname Budden, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has witnessed a decline in popularity. In 2000, it was ranked 27,848 and by 2010 had fallen to 33,280, indicating a drop of 19.51 percent. Similarly, the count of people bearing this name also saw a decrease of 15.39 percent, with 812 in 2000 and 687 by 2010. The proportion per 100,000 individuals also dropped by 23.33 percent during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,848	#33,280	-19.51%
Count	812	687	-15.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.23	-23.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Budden

The ethnicity distribution for the Budden surname, based on the Decennial U.S. Census, has undergone some changes between 2000 and 2010. While the percentage identifying as White decreased slightly from 84.36 to 82.39 percent, there was a notable increase among those identifying as two or more races, rising from 0.74 to 1.31 percent. The Hispanic population also increased from 1.85 to 2.77 percent, while the Black population rose from 11.33 to 12.37 percent. However, the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native groups were not reported in 2010, possibly due to data suppression for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	84.36%	82.39%	-2.34%
Black	11.33%	12.37%	9.18%
Hispanic	1.85%	2.77%	49.73%
Two or More Races	0.74%	1.31%	77.03%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.11%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.62%	0%	0%