Explore the Family Name Budner

The meaning of Budner

1. German: status name for a feudal tenant who held a cottage in return for performing certain services, from a derivative Middle High German buode ‘hut, shack’. Compare Cotter. 2. Jewish (from Poland): habitational name for someone from Budne, a village in Poland.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Budner has seen a decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, Budner held the rank of 53,659 with a count of 361 people carrying this surname. By 2010, the rank had dropped to 72,105 with only 270 people having this surname. This represents a decrease of 34.38% in rank and 25.21% in count over the decade. Additionally, the proportion of people with the Budner surname per 100,000 individuals decreased by 30.77%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,659	#72,105	-34.38%
Count	361	270	-25.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.09	-30.77%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Budner

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the Budner surname. In 2000, almost all (98.34%) of those with the Budner last name identified as White. However, by 2010, this percentage had slightly fallen to 96.3%, indicating a shift in ethnicity within this surname group. Interestingly, there was no recorded presence of Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native identities in either 2000 or 2010 for the Budner surname. The 2010 data did show a small increase in Hispanic identity, at 1.85%, where previously in 2000 it was not present.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.34%	96.3%	-2.07%
Hispanic	0%	1.85%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%