Explore the Family Name Busenbark

The meaning of Busenbark

Probably an Americanized form of German Busenberg, a habitational name from a place so named near Kaiserslautern.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Busenbark has increased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 47,939th most popular surname in America and that ranking improved to 45,886 in 2010, a change of 4.28 percent. The total count of people bearing the surname also rose from 415 in 2000 to 465 in 2010, an increase of 12.05 percent. In terms of proportion per 100k people, the figure grew from 0.15 in 2000 to 0.16 in 2010, marking a 6.67 percent growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,939	#45,886	4.28%
Count	415	465	12.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.16	6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Busenbark

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Busenbark, there were shifts between 2000 and 2010 according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, almost all individuals with this surname identified as White (97.83 percent), and there were no recorded individuals identifying as Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, Black or of two or more races. By 2010, though still predominantly White (94.84 percent), there was a decrease of 3.06 percent. This period also saw instances of the surname among other ethnic identities - 2.58 percent identified as Hispanic, 1.08 percent as Asian/Pacific Islander and 1.51 percent reported being of two or more races. There were however still no records for individuals identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.83%	94.84%	-3.06%
Hispanic	0%	2.58%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	1.51%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.08%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%