Explore the Family Name Buechele

The meaning of Buechele

1. topographic name for someone who lived on a hill, from Middle High German bühel ‘hill, mound’, a variant of Buechel and Buehl. 2. diminutive of Buch 1 as a topographic as well as a habitational name (from the placename Büchel). Compare Buchele 2 and Beeghly. Some characteristic forenames: German Heinz, Hans, Juergen.South German and Swiss German (Büchele):

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Buechele has seen a slight decrease in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 41,722nd most popular, but by 2010 it had slipped to 44,270th. The total count of individuals with this surname also dropped marginally from 491 in 2000 to 486 in 2010, representing a minor change of -1.02%. The proportion per 100,000 people similarly decreased by 11.11% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,722	#44,270	-6.11%
Count	491	486	-1.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.16	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Buechele

Regarding the ethnicity associated with the Buechele surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority have identified as White, despite a slight decrease of -2.37% from 2000 to 2010. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years. However, the number of individuals identifying as Hispanic rose significantly, experiencing a 102.19% increase from 2000 to 2010. The group identifying as Two or more races also saw an increase of 20.59% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.95%	94.65%	-2.37%
Hispanic	1.83%	3.7%	102.19%
Two or More Races	1.02%	1.23%	20.59%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%