Buntz is used as a family name or surname in Germany, Austria. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Buntz
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Germany, Austria
Meaning:

Buntz is a variant of the Bontyne. See Bunting - Probably local; buntin is however a Scottish word meaning short and thick, as "a buntin brat," a plump child. The Bunteins were of Ardoch in the middle ages. A Thomas Bunting swore allegiance to Edward I. of England, in 1296. Bunting without a prefix occurs in Hundred Rolls.

Family name is variation of Bunting. Descendant of Bunting, i.e., the good little pet, a term of endearment for children; dweller at the sign of the bunting or finch.

A variant form of Bunting. Probably local; buntin is however a Scottish word meaning short and thick, as "a buntin brat," a plump child. The Bunteins were of Ardoch in the middle ages. A Thomas Bunting swore allegiance to Edward I. of England, in 1296. Bunting without a prefix occurs in Hundred Rolls.

How popular is Buntz?

As per 2010 US census, number of Buntzs plummeted by 9.17 per cent to 198 since 2000 and slipped by 11907 spots and ranked at 92719. The last name was found in merely 7 per ten million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.43 96.79
Hispanic or Latino 3.03 0
Others 2.53 0

Immigrants to US

From Germany

Jacob Buntz was 17 years old when he migrated to USA on April 16, 1853. He lived in Bavaria where he worked as cultivator and took Helvetia from Havre. Michel Buntz (21) Farmer, 34 years old Johann Buntz, Rosine Buntz (16), Ulrich Buntz (42) Farmer, Jean Buntz, aged 27, Martin Buntz, aged 29, Christ. Buntz (32) Carpenter, Christine Buntz, 29 years old Friedrich Wilhelm Buntz, and 3 other Buntz around 40% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer migrated to US from Bremen, Havre, Hamburg & Havre and Hamburg & Southampton.

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