How common is the surname Bufkin?

1,522 people in the United States had the surname Bufkin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 202,855 Americans. It ranked 18,253rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bufkin?

Kobe Bufkin, American basketball player (born 2003).

Where is the surname Bufkin most common?

Wikidata records people named Bufkin in the United States.

Is the surname Bufkin getting more or less common?

More common. 1,488 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,522 in 2010, up 2.3%.

The surname Bufkin

A surname, carried by 1,522 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B125

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

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,522 people named Bufkin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 202,855 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,488.

#18,253

rank among US surnames

1,522

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #17,466)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,246	Waltrip	1,523	202,722
#18,253	Berberich	1,522	202,855
#18,262	Raybon	1,521	202,989

Who is named Bufkin

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

74% of people named Bufkin identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Black (not Hispanic) 22%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bufkins

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kobe Bufkin
American basketball player (born 2003)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bufkin

Buffkin

Bufkin has the Soundex code B125, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B125.

Questions

How common is the surname Bufkin?: 1,522 people in the United States had the surname Bufkin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 202,855 Americans. It ranked 18,253rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bufkin?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Bufkin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bufkin?: Kobe Bufkin, American basketball player (born 2003).
Where is the surname Bufkin most common?: Wikidata records people named Bufkin in the United States.
Is the surname Bufkin getting more or less common?: More common. 1,488 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,522 in 2010, up 2.3%.