Explore the Family Name Budding

The meaning of Budding

1. English (Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire): patronymic from an unrecorded Middle English personal name Budding, a pet form of Old English Budda (see Budd). 2. Dutch: derivative of the ancient Germanic personal name Buddo (see Budde).

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Budding" has seen a drop between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 101,654 and by 2010, its rank had fallen to 119,508 – a decrease of 17.56 percent. The number of individuals with this surname also saw a downward trend in the same period, reducing from 164 in 2000 to 145 in 2010, representing an 11.59 percent drop. The proportion per 100,000 people too registered a decline of 16.67 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#101,654	#119,508	-17.56%
Count	164	145	-11.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.05	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Budding

The ethnic identity associated with the surname "Budding" also witnessed changes between 2000 and 2010, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White (89.02 percent), which decreased slightly to 84.83 percent in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000 was 4.27 percent, but there was no representation from this group in 2010. Individuals identifying as having two or more races and Hispanic saw an increase, both from 3.05 percent in 2000 to 6.21 percent in 2010. There were no individuals with this surname identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.02%	84.83%	-4.71%
Two or More Races	3.05%	6.21%	103.61%
Hispanic	3.05%	6.21%	103.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	4.27%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%