How common is the surname Butala?

671 people in the United States had the surname Butala in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 460,127 Americans. It ranked 33,894th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Butala?

In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Butala identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Butala?

Jenna Elfman, American actress and producer.

Where is the surname Butala most common?

Wikidata records people named Butala in the United States.

Is the surname Butala getting more or less common?

Less common. 673 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 671 in 2010, down 0.3%.

The surname Butala

A Slovene surname, carried by 671 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex B340

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Butala is more common than 79.1% of them.

Origin

Slovene origin

Borrowed both from Slovene Butala, Gujarati બુટાલા (buṭālā), or Telugu బూతల (būtala).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 671 people named Butala in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 460,127 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 673.

#33,894

rank among US surnames

671

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

-0.3%

change since 2000 (was #32,267)

Who is named Butala

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

74% of people named Butala identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Asian and Pacific Islander 24%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Butalas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jenna Elfman
American actress and producer, born 1971

Questions

Where does the surname Butala come from?: Borrowed both from Slovene Butala, Gujarati બુટાલા (buṭālā), or Telugu బూతల (būtala).
How common is the surname Butala?: 671 people in the United States had the surname Butala in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 460,127 Americans. It ranked 33,894th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Butala?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Butala identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Butala?: Jenna Elfman, American actress and producer.
Where is the surname Butala most common?: Wikidata records people named Butala in the United States.
Is the surname Butala getting more or less common?: Less common. 673 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 671 in 2010, down 0.3%.