Surname Checker / Buchanan
How Common Is the Last Name Buchanan?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Buchanan today
73,794
Ranked #503 of 162,254 published surnames · 22.59 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 66,648 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
77.4%
Black
17%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.59%
Hispanic
2.43%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.