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

Buska, 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 Buska surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Buska in America

Buska is the 88685th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Buska surname appeared 209 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 Buska.

We can also compare 2010 data for Buska 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 Buska

The surname Buska has its origins in Poland, where it first emerged in the late 15th century. It is believed to have derived from the Polish word "busk," which means "tuft" or "tassel." This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who worked with tassels or fringes, perhaps a weaver or textile worker.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the town of Krakow, where a merchant named Jan Buska was mentioned in a local registry in 1487. The name later spread to other regions of Poland, such as the areas around Poznan and Lublin.

In the 16th century, a variant spelling of the name, "Buskar," appeared in a document from the city of Gdansk, which was then part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. This spelling may have been influenced by the German language, which was widely spoken in certain parts of Poland at the time.

During the 17th century, the Buska name gained prominence in the region of Galicia, which was then under the rule of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Records from this period mention a nobleman named Andrzej Buska, who owned a estate near the town of Lviv (now in Ukraine).

One of the most notable individuals to bear the Buska surname was Maciej Buska, a Polish painter and engraver who lived in the late 18th century (1753-1823). His artwork can be found in several museums and galleries across Europe.

In the 19th century, the Buska name became associated with the town of Busko-Zdrój, located in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship of southern Poland. It is possible that the town's name may have influenced the spelling and pronunciation of the surname in this region.

Other notable individuals with the Buska surname include Franciszek Buska (1810-1876), a Polish composer and music teacher, and Wladyslaw Buska (1865-1942), a Polish writer and journalist who wrote extensively about the culture and history of the Krakow region.

While the Buska surname is most commonly found in Poland, it has also spread to other parts of Europe and the world through migration and emigration. However, its roots and earliest recorded instances can be traced back to the Polish lands and the cultural heritage of the region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Buska

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

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

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