Find out how popular the last name Bangura is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Bangura.

Bangura, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Bangura surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bangura in America

Bangura is the 15318th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bangura surname appeared 1,916 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Bangura.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bangura to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Bangura

The surname Bangura is believed to have originated in West Africa, specifically in the region now known as Guinea. It is derived from the Susu language, which is spoken by the Susu people, an ethnic group predominantly found in coastal areas of Guinea and parts of Sierra Leone.

The name Bangura is thought to be a combination of two words in the Susu language – "bang" meaning "tree" or "large tree," and "gura" meaning "place" or "area." Therefore, the name Bangura could be interpreted as "the place of the large trees" or "the area with many trees."

In the 18th and 19th centuries, the name Bangura appeared in various historical records and documents related to the region, particularly those documenting trade and commerce along the West African coast. One notable mention is found in the travel journals of British explorer Mungo Park, who encountered individuals with the surname Bangura during his expeditions to the Niger River in the late 1700s.

The earliest recorded individuals with the surname Bangura include Musa Bangura, a prominent trader and chief in the Susu region of Guinea in the early 19th century, and Fatumata Bangura, a renowned healer and midwife from the same era.

Another notable figure was Saran Bangura, a influential leader and diplomat from Sierra Leone, who played a crucial role in negotiations between the British colonial authorities and local rulers in the late 19th century.

In the 20th century, Almamy Bangura, a respected teacher and scholar from Guinea, made significant contributions to the preservation and promotion of Susu language and culture.

One of the most famous individuals with the surname Bangura is Mohamed Bangura, a Sierra Leonean diplomat and politician who served as the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs in the 1960s and played a pivotal role in the country's independence negotiations with Britain.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bangura

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Bangura.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Bangura was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Bangura has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Bangura was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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