How common is the surname Budge?

1,529 people in the United States had the surname Budge in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 201,926 Americans. It ranked 18,198th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Budge?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Budge identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Budge?

Don Budge, American tennis player (1915-2000), followed by E. A. Wallis Budge.

Where is the surname Budge most common?

Wikidata records people named Budge in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Budge getting more or less common?

More common. 1,281 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,529 in 2010, up 19%.

The surname Budge

A Norman surname, carried by 1,529 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B320

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Budge is more common than 88.8% of them.

Origin

Norman origin

English (mainly Anglo-Norman) surname, from Norman bouoche (“mouth”).

One of 128 Norman surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,529 people named Budge in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 201,926 Americans. That is up 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,281.

#18,198

rank among US surnames

1,529

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+19.4%

change since 2000 (was #19,503)

Who is named Budge

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

92% of people named Budge identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.7%
Two or more races 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Budges

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Don Budge
American tennis player (1915-2000)
E. A. Wallis Budge
British academic (1857–1934)
Karen Budge
American alpine skier, born 1949
Hamer H. Budge
American politician (1910-2003)

Notable Budges come mostly from the United States (3) and the United Kingdom (1).

Other Norman surnames

All 128 Norman surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Budge come from?: English (mainly Anglo-Norman) surname, from Norman bouoche (“mouth”).
How common is the surname Budge?: 1,529 people in the United States had the surname Budge in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 201,926 Americans. It ranked 18,198th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Budge?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Budge identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Budge?: Don Budge, American tennis player (1915-2000), followed by E. A. Wallis Budge.
Where is the surname Budge most common?: Wikidata records people named Budge in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Budge getting more or less common?: More common. 1,281 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,529 in 2010, up 19%.