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

Buber, 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 Buber surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Buber in America

Buber is the 106570th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Buber surname appeared 167 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Buber.

We can also compare 2010 data for Buber 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 Buber

The surname Buber is of German origin, first appearing in records from the 14th century. It is believed to derive from the Middle High German word "būr," meaning "peasant" or "farmer." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who worked as a farmer or lived in a rural area.

One of the earliest references to the name Buber can be found in a 14th-century document from the city of Nuremberg, where a man named Hans Buber was recorded as a landholder. A similar spelling, "Buwer," was also used in some regions during this time period.

In the 16th century, the name appeared in various records across Germany, including in the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, where a family of Bubers was documented as residing in the late 1500s. Around this time, variations such as "Buhre" and "Bure" were also used in certain areas.

Perhaps the most notable individual with the surname Buber was the influential philosopher and theologian Martin Buber (1878-1965). Born in Vienna, Austria, Buber is renowned for his writings on existentialism, religious ethics, and his concept of "I-Thou" relationships.

Other historical figures with the surname Buber include:

1. Johann Buber (1588-1635), a German Protestant theologian and professor at the University of Wittenberg.
2. Solomon Buber (1827-1906), a Galician-born Hebrew scholar and editor of medieval Jewish texts.
3. Nathaniel Buber (1842-1915), a German-Jewish scholar and rabbi who served as the chief rabbi of Galicia.
4. Margarete Buber-Neumann (1901-1989), a German writer and political activist who spent time in Soviet labor camps.
5. Rafael Buber (1900-1961), a German-Israeli architect and urban planner who helped design several notable buildings in Tel Aviv.

While the name Buber has its roots in medieval Germany, it has since spread to other parts of Europe and beyond, carried by individuals and families over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Buber

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

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 Buber 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 Buber 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 Buber was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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