Explore the Family Name Buntrock

The meaning of Buntrock

German: from Middle Low German bunt ‘striped or piebald fur’ (see Bunt) + rock ‘tunic, smock’, hence presumably a nickname for an habitual wearer of such an item of clothing or possibly a metonymic occupational name for a furrier. Alternatively, the first element is believed by some to derive from binden ‘to tie’. Compare Bundschuh. Some characteristic forenames: German Arno, Guenter, Ulrich.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the Buntrock surname has slightly declined from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Buntrock ranked 42,217th in terms of commonality, but by 2010 it had fallen to 47,186th, a fall of nearly 12%. Similarly, the count of individuals bearing this surname dropped from 484 to 450, a decrease of just over 7%. The proportion per 100,000 people also fell from 0.18 to 0.15, indicating a drop of around 17%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,217	#47,186	-11.77%
Count	484	450	-7.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.15	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Buntrock

Regarding ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there was a slight shift in the ethnic identity associated with the Buntrock surname between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, about 98% of the Buntrocks identified as White, which decreased slightly to approximately 97% by 2010. There was no data available for Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories for either 2000 or 2010. However, in 2010, an emergence of multiracial identity was noted, with roughly 2% of Buntrocks identifying as belonging to two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.14%	96.67%	-1.5%
Two or More Races	0%	2.22%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%