How common is the surname Buckalew?

1,330 people in the United States had the surname Buckalew in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 232,140 Americans. It ranked 20,088th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Buckalew?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Buckalew identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Buckalew?

Charles R. Buckalew, American politician (1821-1899).

Where is the surname Buckalew most common?

Wikidata records people named Buckalew in the United States.

Is the surname Buckalew getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,613 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,330 in 2010, down 18%.

The surname Buckalew

A surname, carried by 1,330 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex B240

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Buckalew is more common than 87.6% of them.

Origin

Variant of Bucklew.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,330 people named Buckalew in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 232,140 Americans. That is down 18% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,613.

#20,088

rank among US surnames

1,330

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-17.5%

change since 2000 (was #16,427)

Who is named Buckalew

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Buckalew identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Buckalews

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Charles R. Buckalew
American politician (1821-1899)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Buckalew

Buckalew has the Soundex code B240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B240.

Questions

Where does the surname Buckalew come from?: Variant of Bucklew.
How common is the surname Buckalew?: 1,330 people in the United States had the surname Buckalew in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 232,140 Americans. It ranked 20,088th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Buckalew?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Buckalew identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Buckalew?: Charles R. Buckalew, American politician (1821-1899).
Where is the surname Buckalew most common?: Wikidata records people named Buckalew in the United States.
Is the surname Buckalew getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,613 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,330 in 2010, down 18%.