Americanized form of Rusyn Bunga: probably a nickname from an altered form of dialect bunka ‘ladybird’. The Rusyn surname Bunga is very rare in Europe.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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You can see how Bungo families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bungo family name was found in the USA, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Bungo families were found in USA in 1920. In 1880 there were 7 Bungo families living in Wisconsin. This was 100% of all the recorded Bungo's in USA. Wisconsin had the highest population of Bungo families in 1880.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Bungo surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1940, Miner and Maid were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Bungo. 46% of Bungo men worked as a Miner and 100% of Bungo women worked as a Maid. .
Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Bungo life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1974, and highest in 1993. The average life expectancy for Bungo in 1963 was 71, and 80 in 2004.