Explore the Family Name Bufton

The meaning of Bufton

English (Hereford and Wales): topographic name from Middle English (a)bove ‘above’ (Old English on būfan) + toun ‘village, hamlet’, i.e. denoting someone who lived above the village, or a habitational name from a minor place called with these elements, such as Bufton End in Cambridgeshire.

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

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Bufton has seen a slight decrease in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 62,961st in popularity and by 2010, it had slipped down to the 63,873rd spot, marking a change of -1.45%. Despite this decline in rank, the actual count of people with the Bufton surname increased over the decade, rising from 297 to 312, demonstrating a growth of 5.05%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#62,961	#63,873	-1.45%
Count	297	312	5.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bufton

The ethnicity distribution of the Bufton surname also witnessed changes, as per the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of individuals identifying as White and carrying the Bufton name increased from 91.92% in 2000 to 93.91% in 2010. Interestingly, there was a notable decrease in those identifying as Hispanic, with a reduction of 43.03% over the same period. Additionally, there was a rise in those identifying with two or more races, increasing to 1.92% in 2010 after having no representation in 2000. However, the Asian/Pacific Islander category saw a complete drop, from 1.68% in 2000 to none in 2010. The categories of Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero for both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.92%	93.91%	2.16%
Two or More Races	0%	1.92%	0%
Hispanic	3.37%	1.92%	-43.03%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.68%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%