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

Buettgenbach, 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 Buettgenbach surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Buettgenbach in America

Buettgenbach is the 115639th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Buettgenbach surname appeared 151 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 Buettgenbach.

We can also compare 2010 data for Buettgenbach 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 Buettgenbach

The surname Buettgenbach originated in Germany, specifically in the region of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is derived from the place name Büttgenbach, a town located in the Eifel region near the border with Belgium. The name is believed to have originated in the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century.

The first part of the name, "Büttgen," is thought to be derived from the Old German word "butte," meaning a small farmhouse or dwelling. The second part, "bach," is the German word for a stream or brook. Therefore, the name Buettgenbach likely referred to a settlement or dwelling located near a small stream in the Eifel region.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Buettgenbach dates back to the 15th century. In a document from 1472, a certain Johannes Buettgenbach is mentioned as a resident of the town of Büttgenbach. This suggests that the surname had already been established by that time.

The name Buettgenbach also appears in various historical records and manuscripts from the 16th and 17th centuries. For instance, in the parish records of the town of Kall, near Büttgenbach, several individuals with the surname are listed, including Peter Buettgenbach (born in 1587) and Maria Buettgenbach (born in 1612).

Notable individuals with the surname Buettgenbach include Johann Buettgenbach (1566-1631), a German theologian and Protestant reformer who served as a pastor in the town of Monschau. Another prominent figure was Johann Wilhelm Buettgenbach (1737-1804), a German jurist and legal scholar who served as a professor at the University of Mainz.

In the 19th century, the name Buettgenbach was also found in the records of the town of Büttgenbach itself. For example, Peter Buettgenbach (1812-1887) was a local farmer and landowner, while Johann Buettgenbach (1842-1912) was a schoolteacher in the town.

Other individuals with the surname Buettgenbach include Karl Buettgenbach (1876-1945), a German architect who designed several notable buildings in the city of Cologne, and Heinrich Buettgenbach (1891-1970), a German politician and member of the Social Democratic Party who served as a member of the Bundestag (the German parliament) in the 1950s and 1960s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Buettgenbach

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

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

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