Explore the Family Name Butscher

The meaning of Butscher

1. South German (Swabia): from a derivative of the personal name Butsch. 2. South German (Swabia): nickname derived from dialect Butsch ‘bunch of sheaves or straw’, also ‘mop of hair’. 3. Germanized form of Slovenian and Croatian Bučar (see Bucar). In part, Butscher is a Gottscheerish (i.e. Gottschee German) surname, originating from the Kočevsko region in Lower Carniola, Slovenia (see Kocevar).

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Butscher was ranked 80,502 in popularity in the year 2000 and saw a slight decrease in rank to 86,314 by 2010. This suggests that its usage decreased by about 7.22% over this ten-year period. The census data also reveals that the number of individuals with the Butscher surname fell slightly from 219 in 2000 to 216 in 2010, indicating a modest reduction of 1.37%. Similarly, the proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 people dropped by 12.5%, from 0.08 in 2000 to 0.07 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#80,502	#86,314	-7.22%
Count	219	216	-1.37%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.07	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Butscher

The Decennial U.S. Census provides useful information on the ethnic identity associated with the surname Butscher. In 2000, 91.32% of people with this surname identified as White, which slightly declined to 90.74% by 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage identifying as Black increased by 18.25%, from 5.48% in 2000 to 6.48% in 2010. No significant changes were noted for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native, with percentages remaining at 0.00% across both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.32%	90.74%	-0.64%
Black	5.48%	6.48%	18.25%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%