How Many People Have the Last Name Buchanan?
people had the surname Buchanan in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 4,427 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+2,823 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Buchanan (77.4%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 17%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Buchanan ranks #365. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 79.9% to 77.4%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Buchanan grew from 63,825 people in 2000 to 66,648 in 2010 (up 4.4%), and its rank fell from #471 to #503. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 23.66 to 22.59 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 63,825 | 66,648 |
| Rank | #471 | #503 |
| Per 100,000 people | 23.66 | 22.59 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Buchanan
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Buchanan: B255
👤 Buchanan as a First Name
Buchanan is a first name too: about 100 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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