US Population With Last Name Buchanan By Race and Ethnicity in the 2000 Census

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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In the 2000 Census, there were 63,825 people in the US whose last name was Buchanan, and the rate of occurence of the Buchanan last name was 23.66 per 100K.

The highest percentage of people with the last name of Buchanan identified their race as Non Hispanic White Alone (79.92%); the second highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone (15.91%); and the third highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Two or More Races (1.57%).

US Percentage of Pop. With Last Name Buchanan By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

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Non-Hisp Black
Non-Hisp Two or More Races
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Non-Hisp AIAN
Non-Hisp ANHPI

The table below below shows by race and ethnicity, the number of people and the percentage of the total people with the Buchanan last name.

US Population With Last Name Buchanan By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic White Alone 51009 79.92
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 10155 15.91
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 1002 1.57
Hispanic or Latino 1002 1.57
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 357 0.56
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 306 0.48