How common is the surname Busbee?

1,932 people in the United States had the surname Busbee in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 159,806 Americans. It ranked 15,232nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Busbee?

George Busbee, American politician (1927-2004).

Where is the surname Busbee most common?

Wikidata records people named Busbee in the United States.

Is the surname Busbee getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,962 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,932 in 2010, down 1.5%.

The surname Busbee

A surname, carried by 1,932 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B210

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Busbee is more common than 90.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,932 people named Busbee in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 159,806 Americans. That is down 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,962.

#15,232

rank among US surnames

1,932

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-1.5%

change since 2000 (was #14,082)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,223	Rosenberry	1,934	159,641
#15,229	Salamon	1,933	159,724
#15,232	Dy	1,932	159,806
#15,236	Alli	1,931	159,889
#15,238	Nayak	1,930	159,972

Who is named Busbee

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

86% of people named Busbee identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.8%
Two or more races 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Busbees

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

George Busbee
American politician (1927-2004)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Busbee

Busbee has the Soundex code B210, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B210.

Questions

How common is the surname Busbee?: 1,932 people in the United States had the surname Busbee in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 159,806 Americans. It ranked 15,232nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Busbee?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Busbee identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Busbee?: George Busbee, American politician (1927-2004).
Where is the surname Busbee most common?: Wikidata records people named Busbee in the United States.
Is the surname Busbee getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,962 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,932 in 2010, down 1.5%.