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    The surname Buick

    A surname, carried by 350 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈbjuːɪk/ 2 syllables Soundex B200

    Buick: #58,042 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Buick #58,042, 350 people Buick: #58,042 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Buick #58,042, 350 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Buick is more common than 64.2% of them.

    Origin

    The surname is a variant of Bewick; the brand is named after Scottish-American inventor David Dunbar Buick (1854–1929).

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 350 people named Buick in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 882,130 Americans. That is down 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 394.

    #58,042
    rank among US surnames
    350
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    -11.2%
    change since 2000 (was #49,965)

    Who is named Buick

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

    85% of people named Buick identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 85%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 10%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Buick

    Buick has the Soundex code B200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B200.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Buick come from?
    The surname is a variant of Bewick; the brand is named after Scottish-American inventor David Dunbar Buick (1854–1929).
    How common is the surname Buick?
    350 people in the United States had the surname Buick in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 882,130 Americans. It ranked 58,042nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Buick?
    In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Buick identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Buick?
    Buick is /ˈbjuːɪk/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Buick getting more or less common?
    Less common. 394 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 350 in 2010, down 11%.