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    The surname Buono

    A surname, carried by 2,962 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B500

    Buono: #10,769 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Buono #10,769, 2,962 people Buono: #10,769 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Buono #10,769, 2,962 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Buono is more common than 93.4% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,962 people named Buono in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 104,235 Americans. That is up 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,893.

    #10,769
    rank among US surnames
    2,962
    people in 2010
    1.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.4%
    change since 2000 (was #10,226)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #10,763Campanella2,964104,165
    #10,765Center2,963104,200
    #10,769Collinsworth2,962104,235
    #10,772Baranowski2,961104,271
    #10,777Petrosky2,960104,306

    Who is named Buono

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

    93% of people named Buono identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.0%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Buonos

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Cara Buono
      American actress, screenwriter, and director, born 1971
    • Victor Buono
      American actor and comic (1938–1982)
    • Angelo Buono
      American serial killer (1934-2002)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Buono

    Buono has the Soundex code B500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B500.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Buono?
    2,962 people in the United States had the surname Buono in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 104,235 Americans. It ranked 10,769th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Buono?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Buono identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Buono?
    Cara Buono, American actress, screenwriter, and director, followed by Victor Buono.
    Where is the surname Buono most common?
    Wikidata records people named Buono in the United States.
    Is the surname Buono getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,893 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,962 in 2010, up 2.4%.