Explore the Family Name Busbee

The meaning of Busbee

English: variant of Busby.

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

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Busbee saw a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked as the 14,082 most popular name in the United States, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 15,232nd spot, representing an 8.17% decrease. The count of people with the surname also fell slightly, from 1,962 people in the year 2000 to 1,932 people a decade later, marking a 1.53% decrease. The proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 people also decreased by nearly 11%, from 0.73 in 2000 to 0.65 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,082	#15,232	-8.17%
Count	1,962	1,932	-1.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.73	0.65	-10.96%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Busbee

The ethnicity associated with the surname Busbee also evolved over this time period based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the majority of people with this surname identified as White (87.82%), followed by Black (8.15%). By 2010, this trend continued, with 86.44% identifying as White and 8.85% as Black. However, there were small increases in the percentages of people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, two or more races, Hispanic, and American Indian and Alaskan Native. Notably, the percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased by 24% and those identifying as two or more races grew by approximately 17%. Despite these shifts, the majority of people with the surname Busbee continued to identify as White.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.82%	86.44%	-1.57%
Black	8.15%	8.85%	8.59%
Two or More Races	1.73%	2.02%	16.76%
Hispanic	1.53%	1.76%	15.03%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.51%	0.62%	21.57%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.25%	0.31%	24%