Explore the Family Name Buse

The meaning of Buse

1. North German (also Büse): from Middle Low German buse ‘fishing boat’, specifically of the kind used to catch herring, and hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of such boats or for a herring fisher. 2. English (mainly Devon and Cornwall): variant of Bews.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Buse' dropped slightly between 2000 and 2010. The ranking for this surname decreased from 15,796 to 16,833, indicating a decrease in popularity by about 6.56%. However, it is interesting to note that the actual count of people with this surname increased marginally, from 1,693 in 2000 to 1,696 in 2010, showing an increase of 0.18%. Despite this increase in raw numbers, the proportion of people with the surname 'Buse' per 100,000 people dropped by 9.52%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,796	#16,833	-6.56%
Count	1,693	1,696	0.18%
Proportion per 100k	0.63	0.57	-9.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Buse

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some shifts among those bearing the surname 'Buse'. In 2000, the majority of individuals identified as White (95.69%), a statistic that remained relatively stable by 2010 (95.28%). There was a significant increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, which nearly doubled from 0.77% in 2000 to 1.53% in 2010. The Hispanic representation also saw a notable growth of 47.32%. On the other hand, there were declines in the categories of Two or more races and American Indian and Alaskan Native, while the percentage for Black fell to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.69%	95.28%	-0.43%
Hispanic	1.12%	1.65%	47.32%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.77%	1.53%	98.7%
Two or More Races	1%	0.88%	-12%
Black	1.06%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.35%	0%	0%