Bu

in California

There are 104 people with the last name "Bu" in California.

Ranking in California

Name	Rank
Bu	20,194

is 20,190th most common Bouffard
is 20,191st most common Bragdon
is 20,192nd most common Branner
is 20,193rd most common Brightman
is 20,194th most common Bu
is 20,195th most common Burgard
is 20,196th most common Burkhead
is 20,197th most common Clelland
is 20,198th most common Cuomo

Similar Names and Nicknames

Bui, Ba, Bo, Bi, Bue, Be, Bua, By, Buu, Buy

Most Common First Names for Bu

Xiu, Kefeng, Carmen, Cathy, Charlene, Dean, Ding, Hank, James, Jingjing

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Meaning & History

Norwegian: variant of Bo.

Chinese 卜: this character means ‘to divine’ or ‘to predict’. In ancient China there existed government officials for fortunetelling. In honor of their forebears, the descendants of several such officials adopted Bu as their surname.

Chinese 步: from the town of Bu in the state of Jin (in presentday Shaanxi province) during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). Descendants of a man who was enfeoffed with this area subsequently adopted the place name as their surname. This character also means ‘a (walking) step’.

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