Explore the Family Name Bufford

The meaning of Bufford

1. Variant of Buford. 2. English: variant of the Sussex surname Buffard, a nickname from Middle English buffard ‘dullard, unintelligent person’. Both forms of the surname, Bufford and Buffard, are rare in Britain.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Bufford has been fairly stable over a decade. In 2000, this surname was ranked 12,022 in popularity and moved slightly to the 12,025th position by 2010, reflecting a marginal change of -0.02%. The number of individuals with this surname, however, increased from 2,384 to 2,596 between 2000 and 2010, marking an 8.89% growth. The proportion of people with the Bufford surname per 100k remained consistent at 0.88 during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,022	#12,025	-0.02%
Count	2,384	2,596	8.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.88	0.88	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bufford

Concerning the ethnic identity associated with the surname Bufford, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Hispanic, and American Indian and Alaskan Native saw increases of 56.00%, 38.62%, 39.77%, and 73.81% respectively. On the other hand, individuals who identified as White and Black experienced a slight decrease in their proportions, with White decreasing by -2.96% and Black by -0.62%. Despite the slight decrease, the Black ethnicity still made up the most substantial proportion, accounting for 56.36% of those with the Bufford surname in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	56.71%	56.36%	-0.62%
White	39.85%	38.67%	-2.96%
Two or More Races	1.89%	2.62%	38.62%
Hispanic	0.88%	1.23%	39.77%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.42%	0.73%	73.81%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.25%	0.39%	56%