Explore the Family Name Bushart

The meaning of Bushart

1. South German: rare variant of Bosshart and Boshart 1. 2. Americanized form of German Buschardt or Buschard, a variant of Burkhart, derived from one of its short forms (compare Buss). 3. Americanized form of Dutch Boshart 2. 4. Possibly, in some cases, also an Americanized form of French Bouchard (compare Bushard). Compare also Boshart 3.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Bushart has seen a modest increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 45,735th in terms of frequency, and by 2010, it had improved its ranking to 43,511th. This represents a change of 4.86 percent. The count of people with this last name also increased over this period, from 440 in 2000 to 496 in 2010 — an increase of 12.73 percent. The proportion per 100,000 people also rose slightly, from 0.16 to 0.17, marking a 6.25 percent change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,735	#43,511	4.86%
Count	440	496	12.73%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.17	6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bushart

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Bushart identify as White, accounting for 97.38 percent of the total in 2010, down slightly from 97.95 percent in 2000. The Hispanic representation among those with the Bushart surname saw significant growth, increasing from 1.14 percent in 2000 to 2.02 percent in 2010, which is a 77.19 percent change. The data indicates no representation of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native among those with the Bushart surname during both these census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.95%	97.38%	-0.58%
Hispanic	1.14%	2.02%	77.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%