How common is the surname Busey?

1,126 people in the United States had the surname Busey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 274,197 Americans. It ranked 22,749th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Busey?

Gary Busey, American actor (born 1944), followed by Jake Busey.

Where is the surname Busey most common?

Wikidata records people named Busey in the United States.

Is the surname Busey getting more or less common?

More common. 1,098 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,126 in 2010, up 2.6%.

The surname Busey

A surname, carried by 1,126 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Busey is more common than 86% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,126 people named Busey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 274,197 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,098.

#22,749

rank among US surnames

1,126

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2.6%

change since 2000 (was #22,011)

Who is named Busey

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

81% of people named Busey identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Two or more races 3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Buseys

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gary Busey
American actor (born 1944)
Jake Busey
American actor, born 1971
Diablo Cody
American screenwriter and author (born 1978)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Busey

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

Questions

How common is the surname Busey?: 1,126 people in the United States had the surname Busey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 274,197 Americans. It ranked 22,749th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Busey?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Busey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Busey?: Gary Busey, American actor (born 1944), followed by Jake Busey.
Where is the surname Busey most common?: Wikidata records people named Busey in the United States.
Is the surname Busey getting more or less common?: More common. 1,098 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,126 in 2010, up 2.6%.