# Bugay (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/bugay/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Tagalog |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 548 |
| US rank (2010) | 40,016 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 563,404 people |
| Change since 2000 | -1.4% (556 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Two main origins: * Americanized spelling of Polish Bugaj. * Borrowed from Tagalog Bugay; this surname is predominantly found in Central Luzon.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Bugay in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 24% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Similar surnames

Begay, Bugg, Bucy, Begaye, Beck, Bush, Bass, Buck, Baez, Beach, Boggs, Baca.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.