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Bu

in Illinois

There are 34 people with the last name "Bu" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

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Bu 32,560
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  1. is 32,556th most common Brousseau
  2. is 32,557th most common Bruenning
  3. is 32,558th most common Bruington
  4. is 32,559th most common Brunelle
  5. is 32,560th most common Bu
  6. is 32,561st most common Bucciferro
  7. is 32,562nd most common Bucholtz
  8. is 32,563rd most common Bugay
  9. is 32,564th most common Buhmann

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Bu

Dwight, Guang, Hengfu, Rong, Ruizhi, Xuebing, Balo, Carolina, Daniel, Detrice

Meaning & History

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Bu

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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