Explore the Family Name Zurbuchen

The meaning of Zurbuchen

Swiss German and German: topographic name for someone who lived ‘at the beech tree’, from Middle High German buoche ‘beech tree’ + the fused preposition and article zur (zu der) ‘at the’. This surname is very rare in Germany. Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Kurt, Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Zurbuchen saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 86,992nd most common surname and dropped to the 93,921st spot in 2010, representing a 7.97 percent change. The number of people with the Zurbuchen surname also dipped slightly from 199 in 2000 to 195 in 2010, marking a 2.01 percent reduction. However, the proportion per 100k people remained stagnant at 0.07.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#86,992	#93,921	-7.97%
Count	199	195	-2.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.07	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zurbuchen

Concerning the ethnic identity associated with the Zurbuchen surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, an overwhelming 98.49 percent identified as White, but this figure dropped to 93.85 percent by 2010. There were no individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Interestingly, there was a small emergence of diversity within this surname group in 2010, with 3.08 percent identifying as Hispanic and 2.56 percent reporting two or more races, where there had been none in these categories in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.49%	93.85%	-4.71%
Hispanic	0%	3.08%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	2.56%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%