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

Budai, 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 Budai surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Budai in America

Budai is the 48800th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Budai surname appeared 432 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 Budai.

We can also compare 2010 data for Budai 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 Budai

The surname BUDAI is of Hungarian origin and can be traced back to the late medieval period. It is derived from the Hungarian word "buda," which means "sleepy" or "drowsy." This may have been a nickname given to someone who was known for their tendency to sleep a lot or appear drowsy.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name BUDAI can be found in the Codex Cumanicus, a 13th-century linguistic manual written in the Cuman language and Latin. The Codex contains a list of personal names, including "Budai," which suggests that the name was already in use by that time.

In the 15th century, a notable figure with the surname BUDAI was János Budai (1430-1495), a Hungarian humanist scholar and writer. He is best known for his work "Lexicon Arvalicum," which was a dictionary of medieval Latin words and phrases used in Hungary.

Another prominent bearer of the name was Ézsaiás Budai (1766-1841), a Hungarian Protestant minister and author. He wrote several theological works and was also involved in the translation of the Bible into Hungarian.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the name BUDAI was often associated with the city of Buda, which was part of the Kingdom of Hungary. This suggests that the name may have originated as a locational surname, referring to someone who came from or lived in Buda.

The surname BUDAI can also be found in historical records from other regions of the former Kingdom of Hungary, such as Transylvania and Vojvodina. Some variations of the spelling include Budaji, Budayi, and Budai-Nagy.

Other notable individuals with the surname BUDAI include Mihály Budai (1765-1841), a Hungarian writer and journalist, and Károly Budai (1766-1836), a Hungarian pastor and author of religious works.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Budai

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

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

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