Buda Family History

Buda Surname Meaning

Italian: from a Late Latin name buda for a kind of rush probably used as a metonymic occupational name for a maker of articles made of such rushes. In Sicily it could be from bbuda ‘stem of a spike’. Italian: habitational name from either of two places called Buda.

Polish, Ukrainian, Czech, Slovak, and Slovenian: from a short form of any Slavic compound personal name based on the element bud ‘to inspire’ (from Old Slavic buditi), e.g. Budimir (Polish Budzimir) ‘inspiring peace’.

Polish, Ukrainian, and Czech; Slovak (also Búda): topographic name from Polish and Ukrainian buda, Slovak búda, Czech bouda ‘hut, cabin, shack’ or ‘stall’.

Hungarian: habitational name from Buda, the old capital of Hungary (see Budai).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Boda, Budai, Duda, Buday, Buza, Bula, Kula, Busa, Basa, Bunda

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You can see how Buda families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Buda family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Buda families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 8 Buda families living in Kent. This was about 29% of all the recorded Buda's in United Kingdom. Kent had the highest population of Buda families in 1891.

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What did your Buda ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Buda.

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Between 1950 and 2004, in the United States, Buda life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1959, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Buda in 1950 was 53, and 77 in 2004.

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Buda Surname Meaning

Polish, Ukrainian, and Czech; Slovak (also Búda): topographic name from Polish and Ukrainian buda, Slovak búda, Czech bouda ‘hut, cabin, shack’ or ‘stall’.

Hungarian: habitational name from Buda, the old capital of Hungary (see Budai).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Buda family from?

What did your Buda ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Buda.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Unpaid domestic duties

100%

What Buda family records will you find?

What is the average Buda lifespan?

Between 1950 and 2004, in the United States, Buda life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1959, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Buda in 1950 was 53, and 77 in 2004.

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