How common is the surname Budd?

8,026 people in the United States had the surname Budd in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,468 Americans. It ranked 4,427th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Budd?

Harold Budd, American musician (1936–2020), followed by Boyce Budd.

Where is the surname Budd most common?

Wikidata records people named Budd in the United States.

Is the surname Budd getting more or less common?

More common. 7,936 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,026 in 2010, up 1.1%.

Is Budd also a first name?

Yes. Budd is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Budd

An English nickname surname, carried by 8,026 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Budd is more common than 97.3% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Old English Budda, a nickname of uncertain meaning.

Budd is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,026 people named Budd in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 38,468 Americans. That is up 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,936.

#4,427

rank among US surnames

8,026

people in 2010

2.7

per 100,000 Americans

+1.1%

change since 2000 (was #4,130)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,420	Marek	8,042	38,392
#4,421	Castellon	8,041	38,396
#4,422	Dellinger	8,040	38,401
#4,423	Leo	8,039	38,406
#4,424	Shinn	8,038	38,411
#4,425	Bogan	8,034	38,430
#4,426	Steinmetz	8,032	38,439

Who is named Budd

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

86% of people named Budd identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Budds

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Harold Budd
American musician (1936–2020)
Boyce Budd
American rower, born 1939
Dave Budd
American Basketball player (born 1938)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Budd

Budd has the Soundex code B300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B300.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Budd come from?: From Old English Budda, a nickname of uncertain meaning.
How common is the surname Budd?: 8,026 people in the United States had the surname Budd in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,468 Americans. It ranked 4,427th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Budd?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Budd identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Budd?: Harold Budd, American musician (1936–2020), followed by Boyce Budd.
Where is the surname Budd most common?: Wikidata records people named Budd in the United States.
What type of surname is Budd?: Budd is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
Is the surname Budd getting more or less common?: More common. 7,936 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,026 in 2010, up 1.1%.
Is Budd also a first name?: Yes. Budd is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.