Explore the Family Name Bueche

The meaning of Bueche

South German and Swiss German (Büche): 1. variant of Buche 1. 2. from a pet form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with an element akin to Old High German burg ‘castle, protection’, e.g. Burkhart.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Bueche has witnessed a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname slipped from 23104 to 25152 over the decade, marking a downward shift of 8.86%. The number of individuals carrying this surname also decreased during this period from 1032 to 986, a drop of 4.46%. Consequently, the proportion of Bueche per 100,000 people was reduced by 13.16%, moving from 0.38 to 0.33.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,104	#25,152	-8.86%
Count	1,032	986	-4.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.33	-13.16%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bueche

Looking at the ethnicity associated with the Bueche surname based on the Decennial U.S. Census, we can see some interesting changes between 2000 to 2010. The majority of people with this surname identified as White, though there was a slight decline of 1.64% in this group over the decade. There was a significant increase of 86.78% in those identifying as Hispanic, climbing from 1.74% to 3.25%. Furthermore, the percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races also rose from 0.68% to 1.22%, indicating a growth of 79.41%. However, the percentage of people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black dropped to 0 from 0.48%. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained unchanged at 0.00%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.61%	95.03%	-1.64%
Hispanic	1.74%	3.25%	86.78%
Two or More Races	0.68%	1.22%	79.41%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.48%	0%	0%
Black	0.48%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%