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

Büse, 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 Büse surname is from the 2000 census data.

Popularity of Büse in America

Büse is the 148244th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Büse surname appeared 102 times in the 2000 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Büse.

The history of the last name Büse

The surname Buese finds its origins in the region of what is now Germany, with its roots tracing back to the medieval period. The name is believed to have originated in the area around the modern-day states of Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia. It is possibly derived from an old Germanic word or a place name, although precise origins can be elusive due to variations in spelling and regional dialects.

In historical records, the name Buese appears under various spellings including Bues, Buse, and Buesse, reflecting the phonetic recording practices of the time. Documents from the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance period provide some of the earliest references to this surname. For example, a record from the early 14th century mentions a Heinrich Bues who was a landholder in the region of Westphalia.

One notable individual with the surname Buese was Johann Buese, born around 1510, who appears in records as a merchant in the Hanseatic League, significantly contributing to trade between German states and other European countries during the 16th century. This connection to the Hanseatic League underlines the commercial importance of families carrying the name.

In the 17th century, records from the Thirty Years' War mention a soldier named Karl Buese, born in 1602, who served in the Swedish army that campaigned extensively across Central Europe, indicating the spread of the family name beyond its core regions due to the conflict.

A different sort of historical reference can be found in the arts, with Wilhelm Buese, born in 1755, who was recognized as a notable composer in Upper Saxony. His works were performed in various courts and he was instrumental in the cultural life of the region during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

By the 19th century, the name also appears in emigration records, as many families moved from German states to the Americas. One such emigrant was Friedrich Buese, born in 1820, who settled in Pennsylvania. His descendants played roles in the shaping of local communities in their new homeland, linking the name to the broader story of European emigration in that era.

Given the regional variations in spelling and the movement of populations over centuries, the name Buese has left its mark in various records and documents, reflecting a complex history shaped by geographic, economic, and social factors.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Büse

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

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 2000 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Büse 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.

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

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