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

Butschek, 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 Butschek surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Butschek in America

Butschek is the 131379th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Butschek surname appeared 129 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 Butschek.

We can also compare 2010 data for Butschek 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 Butschek

The surname Butschek originates from the German-speaking regions of central Europe, likely emerging in the late medieval period around the 13th or 14th century. It is believed to have derived from an occupational surname, referring to a butcher or someone involved in the butchery trade. The name may have evolved from the German words "Butsche" or "Butschek," which were regional variations of the word for butcher.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Butschek can be found in a registry of guild members in the city of Nuremberg, Germany, dating back to the late 15th century. This document lists a certain Hans Butschek as a member of the butchers' guild in 1487. Another early reference is from the records of the town of Freiburg im Breisgau, where a family by the name of Butschek is mentioned in a land ownership dispute from the year 1534.

The name Butschek has also been associated with various place names throughout central Europe, particularly in areas where German-speaking populations settled. For instance, the village of Butschkau in modern-day Poland was once part of the German province of Silesia, and its name is thought to have derived from the surname Butschek.

Notable individuals with the surname Butschek include Johann Butschek, a 16th-century master craftsman and woodcarver from the city of Augsburg, who gained renown for his intricate altarpieces and religious sculptures. Another prominent figure was Maria Butschek, a 17th-century nun and abbess of the Benedictine convent in Kitzingen, Bavaria, who is credited with overseeing the reconstruction of the convent after it was damaged during the Thirty Years' War.

In the 19th century, a Czech composer and musician named Josef Butschek (1805-1875) achieved recognition for his contributions to the development of Czech classical music. He served as the director of the Prague Conservatory and composed numerous works for orchestras and choirs.

One of the most well-known bearers of the name in modern times was Guenter Butschek, an Austrian-born business executive who served as the CEO of Tata Motors, one of India's largest automotive companies, from 2016 to 2021. He was born in 1960 and played a pivotal role in the company's expansion and growth strategies.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Butschek

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

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

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