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

Bucao, 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 Bucao surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bucao in America

Bucao is the 122314th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bucao surname appeared 141 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 Bucao.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bucao 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 Bucao

The surname BUCAO is believed to have originated in Portugal during the 16th century. It is thought to be derived from the Portuguese word "buço," which means "mustache." This suggests that the name may have been initially given as a nickname to someone with a distinctive mustache.

Early records show variations in the spelling, including Bussao, Busao, and Bucao. The name appears to have been most prevalent in the northern regions of Portugal, particularly in the areas around Porto and Braga.

One of the earliest documented references to the BUCAO surname is found in a 1578 parish record from the town of Guimarães, which mentions a João Bucao. In the same century, a man named Álvaro Bucao is recorded as a landowner in the village of Ponte de Lima.

Over the centuries, several notable individuals have borne the BUCAO surname. In the 17th century, Father Domingos Bucao was a well-respected Jesuit missionary who spent many years in Brazil working to convert indigenous populations to Catholicism.

During the 18th century, Manuel Bucao was a prominent merchant and shipowner from Porto, known for his successful trading ventures along the coast of West Africa. His son, António Bucao, followed in his footsteps and became a wealthy landowner in the Douro Valley region.

In the 19th century, João Bucao was a celebrated poet and writer from Braga, whose works often explored themes of nature and rural life in northern Portugal. His most famous collection, "Canções do Campo" (Songs of the Countryside), was published in 1872.

Another notable figure was Maria Bucao, a pioneering educator who founded one of the first schools for girls in Porto in the late 1800s, at a time when female education was still relatively rare in Portugal.

While the BUCAO surname is not among the most common in Portugal today, it maintains a strong connection to the country's history and cultural heritage, particularly in the northern regions where it first took root.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bucao

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

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

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