How common is the surname Bundy?

12,065 people in the United States had the surname Bundy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,590 Americans. It ranked 2,971st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bundy?

Ted Bundy, American serial killer (1946–1989), followed by Laura Bell Bundy.

Where is the surname Bundy most common?

Wikidata records people named Bundy in the United States.

How do you pronounce Bundy?

Bundy is /ˈbʌn.di/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Bundy getting more or less common?

More common. 11,806 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,065 in 2010, up 2.2%.

The surname Bundy

A surname, carried by 12,065 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈbʌn.di/ 2 syllables Soundex B530

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bundy is more common than 98.2% of them.

Origin

A surname from Middle English.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 12,065 people named Bundy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 25,590 Americans. That is up 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,806.

#2,971

rank among US surnames

12,065

people in 2010

4.1

per 100,000 Americans

+2.2%

change since 2000 (was #2,796)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,962	Porras	12,106	25,504
#2,963	Moulton	12,104	25,508
#2,964	Monk	12,103	25,510
#2,965	Pence	12,101	25,514
#2,966	Hatton	12,090	25,537
#2,967	Rust	12,086	25,546
#2,968	Duckworth	12,080	25,558

Who is named Bundy

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

82% of people named Bundy identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bundys

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ted Bundy
American serial killer (1946–1989)
Laura Bell Bundy
American actress, born 1981
King Kong Bundy
American professional wrestler, actor and stand-up comedian (1955-2019)
McGeorge Bundy
American National Security Advisor (1919-1996)
Brooke Bundy
American actress, born 1944
Dylan Bundy
Baseball player, born 1992
William Bundy
American Presidential advisor (1917–2000)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bundy

Bundy has the Soundex code B530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B530.

Questions

How common is the surname Bundy?: 12,065 people in the United States had the surname Bundy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,590 Americans. It ranked 2,971st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bundy?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Bundy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bundy?: Ted Bundy, American serial killer (1946–1989), followed by Laura Bell Bundy.
Where is the surname Bundy most common?: Wikidata records people named Bundy in the United States.
How do you pronounce Bundy?: Bundy is /ˈbʌn.di/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Bundy getting more or less common?: More common. 11,806 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,065 in 2010, up 2.2%.