Explore the Family Name Budke
The meaning of Budke
1. North German: from a pet form of Budde 2. 2. German (Büdke; of Slavic origin): from a Germanized pet form of any Slavic compound personal name based on the element bud ‘to inspire’ (see Buda, compare Buttke).
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How common is the last name Budke in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Budke has seen a slight shift between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the Budke surname ranked 30,753 in popularity, with an estimated count of 715 people carrying this name. A decade later, in 2010, the rank dropped slightly to 31,960, a change of -3.92%, even though the actual count of people with this surname increased marginally by 0.98% to 722. The proportion per 100,000 also saw a decrease of -11.11%.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #30,753 | #31,960 | -3.92% |
| Count | 715 | 722 | 0.98% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.27 | 0.24 | -11.11% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Budke
Regarding ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that most individuals with the surname Budke identify as White, despite a minor decrease of 3.08% from 98.46% in 2000 to 95.43% in 2010. New entries into the ethnicity data in 2010 included Asian/Pacific Islander at 0.83%, Hispanic at 1.80% and American Indian and Alaskan Native at 0.97%. There were no recorded individuals identifying as Black or under two or more races for both census years.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 98.46% | 95.43% | -3.08% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 1.8% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0.97% | 0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.83% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |