Explore the Family Name Buehring

The meaning of Buehring

German (Bühring): patronymic from Buhr, or from the personal name Bur(o), perhaps cognate with Old Norse buor ‘son’. Some characteristic forenames: German Klaus, Eldor, Harro, Juergen, Konrad, Kurt.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Buehring saw a minor decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Buehring ranked 46,426 in popularity and dropped slightly in 2010 to rank 47,429, reflecting a -2.16 percent change. However, the count of individuals with this surname modestly increased during the same period, from 432 in 2000 to 447 in 2010, a positive change of 3.47 percent. Consequently, the proportion of individuals with the surname Buehring per 100,000 people declined by -6.25 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,426	#47,429	-2.16%
Count	432	447	3.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.15	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Buehring

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Buehring surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decrease from 97.22 percent to 96.20 percent. The percentage of individuals identifying as having two or more ethnicities also slightly decreased from 1.62 percent to 1.57 percent. Notably, in 2010, for the first time, a small portion of individuals with the Buehring surname identified as Hispanic, accounting for 1.79 percent. No individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.22%	96.2%	-1.05%
Hispanic	0%	1.79%	0%
Two or More Races	1.62%	1.57%	-3.09%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%