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

Buron, 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 Buron surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Buron in America

Buron is the 55841st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Buron surname appeared 367 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 Buron.

We can also compare 2010 data for Buron 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 Buron

The surname BURON is believed to have originated in France during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Old French word "buron," which referred to a small mountain cabin or hut used by shepherds in the Auvergne region of central France.

The name BURON was likely first adopted as a descriptive surname, given to someone who lived in or was associated with these mountain huts. It may have also been used as a locational surname for people from a specific place named Buron.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name BURON can be found in the Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Cluny, a medieval cartulary or collection of charters from the Benedictine abbey of Cluny in Burgundy, France. This document, dating back to the 11th century, mentions a person named "Petrus de Buron."

In the 13th century, the name BURON appeared in the Livre des Bourgeois de Rouen, a record of the citizens of Rouen, France. One entry from 1292 lists a "Robertus Buron" as a resident of the city.

During the 14th century, a man named Jean BURON was a prominent merchant and landowner in the town of Saint-Flour in the Auvergne region. He left behind a significant estate, which was recorded in the local archives.

In the 16th century, a French explorer and navigator named Jacques BURON was born in Saint-Malo, Brittany. He participated in several expeditions to the New World and is credited with mapping parts of the coast of what is now Canada.

Another notable individual with the surname BURON was Nicolas BURON, a 17th-century French architect and engineer. He was responsible for the design and construction of several important buildings, including the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte near Paris.

Throughout history, the name BURON has also been found in various spellings, such as Buro, Buron, Burons, and Burron, reflecting regional variations and the evolution of the French language over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Buron

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

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

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