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

Busenitz, 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 Busenitz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Busenitz in America

Busenitz is the 60790th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Busenitz surname appeared 331 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 Busenitz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Busenitz 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 Busenitz

The surname Busenitz originated in Germany, where it first appeared in records dating back to the 16th century. The name is believed to be derived from the Middle Low German words "büse" meaning "barrel" and "nitt" meaning "maker," suggesting that the name originally referred to a profession or trade involving the making of barrels or casks.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Busenitz was Hans Busenitz, a cooper (barrel maker) who lived in the town of Lübeck, Germany, in the late 1500s. The name is also found in various historical documents from the region, including church records and tax rolls from the 17th and 18th centuries.

The surname Busenitz is particularly associated with the Prussian region of Germany, where it was commonly found in villages and towns such as Königsberg (now Kaliningrad, Russia), Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland), and Elbing (now Elbląg, Poland). These areas had significant German populations during the medieval and early modern periods, which likely contributed to the spread and adoption of the name.

Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the surname Busenitz. One such individual was Johann Busenitz (1615-1687), a German jurist and professor of law at the University of Königsberg. Another was Johann Georg Busenitz (1679-1751), a Lutheran theologian and author who served as a pastor in Danzig.

In the 19th century, Christian Friedrich Busenitz (1811-1892) was a prominent German businessman and industrialist who founded a successful machinery manufacturing company in Königsberg. His son, Max Busenitz (1846-1923), continued the family business and played a significant role in the city's industrial development.

One of the more recent notable figures with the surname Busenitz was Walter Busenitz (1913-1999), a German-American pastor and theologian who served as the president of Talbot Theological Seminary in California for several decades.

While the surname Busenitz is relatively uncommon outside of Germany and German-speaking communities, it has been carried to other parts of the world through emigration and diaspora, particularly to the United States and Canada.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Busenitz

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

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

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