Explore the Family Name Butron

The meaning of Butron

Basque (Castilianized as Butrón): habitational name from Butron (in Castilian: Butrón) in Biscay, Basque Country (Spain).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Butron has seen an increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname's rank was 58,849 with a count of 322 signifying a proportion of 0.12 per 100k population. A decade later in 2010, the rank had improved to 54,296 with an increased count of 380, indicating a proportion of 0.13 per 100k. This progression marks an overall growth of 7.74% in rank and 18.01% in count over the ten-year period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,849	#54,296	7.74%
Count	322	380	18.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.13	8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Butron

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Butron also underwent changes between 2000 and 2010, as per the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the largest percentage of Butrons identified as Hispanic (81.37%), followed by Asian/Pacific Islander (10.25%), White (6.21%), and American Indian and Alaskan Native (1.86%). By 2010, the Hispanic identity remained dominant at 81.32%, despite a slight decrease of 0.06%. The percentage of Butrons identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander dropped by 10.15% to 9.21%, and those identifying as White saw a small reduction of 2.58% to 6.05%. Interestingly, no Butrons identified as Black in either year, while the category of Two or more races emerged in 2010 with 1.84%. The American Indian and Alaskan Native identity disappeared, possibly due to data suppression for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	81.37%	81.32%	-0.06%
Asian/Pacific Islander	10.25%	9.21%	-10.15%
White	6.21%	6.05%	-2.58%
Two or More Races	0%	1.84%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.86%	0%	0%