Explore the Family Name Buro

The meaning of Buro

1. Italian (mainly Campania and Apulia): possibly from an ancient Germanic personal name, Buro. 2. German: variant of Burow. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Natale, Carmela, Carmine, Giovanni, Pasquale, Sal.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Buro saw an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Buro ranked 103,706th in terms of frequency but jumped to 76,029th in 2010. This represents a change of 26.69%. The count of individuals with the Buro surname also increased from 160 in 2000 to 253 in 2010, showing a substantial growth of 58.13%. Accordingly, the proportion of individuals with this surname for every 100k people grew by 50%, from 0.06 in 2000 to 0.09 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#103,706	#76,029	26.69%
Count	160	253	58.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.09	50%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Buro

As for the ethnic identity associated with the Buro surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that it is most common amongst individuals identifying as White. In 2000, 91.88% of individuals with the Buro surname identified as White, which slightly rose to 94.47% in 2010. There was no representation from Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories in either year. However, there was a slight shift within the Hispanic community, with 2.37% identifying with the Buro surname in 2010, up from no representation in 2000. Conversely, the percentage of Black individuals with this surname went down to zero in 2010 from 3.13% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.88%	94.47%	2.82%
Hispanic	0%	2.37%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	3.13%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%