Bush Surname

3,864th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144,795 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Bush Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the bush'; v. Busk and Buss.

1600. Baptised — Dorathe, d. Nicholas Bush: Kensington Ch.

1670. Thomas Bush and Ann Chambers, alias Goodwin: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

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Bush Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States110,4311:3,282337
England11,6131:4,798658
Australia5,6631:4,767692
Sudan4,2001:8,9311,260
Canada3,1071:11,8591,769
New Zealand9831:4,607732
Ghana9701:27,8563,309
South Africa7821:69,2818,641
Cayman Islands7021:918
Wales5361:5,773645
Honduras4731:18,639820
Kenya3151:146,60311,727
Thailand3071:230,09238,818
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Nigeria2891:612,95129,166
Scotland2871:18,6542,220
Mexico2701:459,7278,565
Papua New Guinea2581:31,6043,644
Ukraine2341:194,54126,383
India2251:3,409,17997,838
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Iraq1781:196,7514,604
France1531:434,13562,815
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Colombia1071:446,4876,687
Northern Ireland981:18,8272,358
Iran981:783,49539,531
Liberia971:45,4494,110
Spain801:584,40027,603
China791:17,307,868981
Brazil671:3,195,13992,032
Pakistan671:2,666,32722,731
Germany621:1,298,47582,291
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Philippines521:1,946,889117,777
Singapore511:107,9944,447
Panama451:86,9393,484
Belize421:8,4641,194
Uganda421:929,50741,540
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Sweden381:259,12517,909
Afghanistan371:869,0058,756
Guernsey371:1,742400
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Guam331:4,852643
Syria331:584,8795,519
Peru311:1,025,29419,244
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Ireland251:188,3587,886
Kyrgyzstan211:284,41225,571
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Jersey191:5,2211,083
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Austria181:473,08046,251
Norway181:285,68329,080
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
United States Virgin Islands171:6,493987
Tanzania161:3,308,85150,463
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Bermuda121:5,440820
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Costa Rica91:531,1194,381
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Israel91:950,84857,975
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Estonia81:165,22626,217
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Bulgaria71:996,98634,534
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Nicaragua61:1,003,5154,885
Vietnam61:15,441,0093,090
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Albania31:971,35222,477
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
British Virgin Islands21:15,797839
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
San Marino11:33,214932
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland731:60,6834,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7,2001:3,385482
Wales1761:8,911546
Scotland551:68,0584,042
Jersey91:5,7651,004
Isle of Man41:13,5671,192
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States23,5861:2,129224

Bush (2,086) may also be a first name.

Bush Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the bush'; v. Busk and Buss.

1600. Baptised — Dorathe, d. Nicholas Bush: Kensington Ch.

1670. Thomas Bush and Ann Chambers, alias Goodwin: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1747. Married — Luke Bush and Isabel Fleck: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Teutonic) Dweller at 1 a Bush or Thicket.

2 the Sign of the Bush, a Tavern. [Middle English busch, busk: cp. Scandinavian busk = Dutch bosch = O.H.Ger. busc (Ger. busch), a bush, thicket, wood]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, German) Dweller at the sign of the bush (usually a wine merchant); one who dwelt near a bush.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

See Bysh. This word, now applied to a low thick tree, formerly meant a whole wood or grove (sylva, nemus), and this proper sense is retained in America and Australia. Atte-Busche therefore, in medieval writings, is equivalent to De Bosco, while the singular name Cutbush is simply a translation of Tailgebosch, Tallebosc, (Taille-bois) so common in Domesd. There is nothing clearer in the etymology of surnames than that the dissimilar appellations Cutbush and Talboys mean one and the same thing, or that Bush and Boys are identical.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Swedish, Busck; from the German, Busch, Busk; personal name Bushy in Roll of Battell Abbey. De Bosch, tenant in chief, and Busch (Hertf.) a Saxon tenant in the Domesday Book, Robert de Buscy in Rotuli de Oblatis et Finibus, King John Paul Bushe, Bp. of Bristol, 1542.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

User-submitted Reference

Unlike many of the US Bush families that hail from the UK, one has roots in Westphalia and the Netherlands. The first US immigrant was Jan Bosch or Jan Ter Bosch who landed in New Amsterdam, now New York City in the 1630s.

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Bush Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bush Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Bush (Hindi: बुश, Marathi: बुश, Oriya: ବୁଶ, Russian: Буш) occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bush? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bush is the 3,864th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 50,330 people. The surname Bush occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Bush are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Bush is also the 164,860th most widespread given name globally, held by 2,086 people.

The last name Bush is most common in The United States, where it is held by 110,431 people, or 1 in 3,282. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 8 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Georgia, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States it occurs in 145 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Bush Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bush has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 468 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 305 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 522 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 66 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bush Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (67%) in Ireland, Orthodox (79%) in Russia, Orthodox (83%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Jewish (25%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Bush surname are 13.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.7% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bush earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 82.7% more than the national average, earning 632,280 kr per year; in Peru they earn 2.01% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,775 per year; in South Africa they earn 36.82% more than the national average, earning R 325,140 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.85% less than the national average, earning $19,784,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.1% less than the national average, earning $41,811 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.47% more than the national average, earning $52,400 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Busch8996,834/
Bushe892,127/
Buxsh89577/
Boush89486/
Baush89114/
Buish8942/
Bhush8919/
Busht898/
Buhsh897/
Bussh895/
Butsh894/
Beush893/
Buush892/
Bushh892/
Budsh891/
Buysh891/
Bushx891/
Bushs890/
Bus867,932/
Buh864,381/
Bausch809,475/
Busche806,167/
Baushe801,919/
Beusch80834/
Butshe80284/
Buisch80144/
Bousch80139/
Bahush8068/
Bhushe8039/
Boushe8016/
Buysch8013/
Bhuish808/
Buusch805/
Bautsh802/
Boushh802/
Buschs802/
Bushch802/
Butsth801/
Bausth801/
Boussh801/
D'Bush801/
Bhoush801/
Buhysh801/
Bustch800/
Bushhe800/
Buss7528,390/
Buch7523,506/
Buys7522,469/
Bouh7521,069/
Buse7510,686/
Bosh7510,120/
Buis758,725/
Baus757,812/
Budh755,562/
Buus752,126/
Bous752,085/
Buuh751,996/
Busz751,868/
Beus751,760/
Bust75976/
Buhs75962/
Buxh75234/
Bujh75219/
Bhus75192/
Buxs7551/
Buih7541/
Buås7539/
Bauh7538/
Busc7536/
Bušs7528/
Wush7523/
Busd7521/
Buyh7515/
Busx7514/
Buzh7510/
Buzs758/
Vush757/
Bhuh754/
Buÿs754/
Hbuh754/
Buhh753/
Buph753/
Bujs753/
Buhy752/
Buhj752/
Busj751/
Hbus751/
Bgus751/
Bussche73212/
Bushova73182/
Bousche7370/
Bausche7351/
Beutsch735/
Baustch733/
Bouschs731/
Boushce731/
Baushch731/
Bhushse731/
Beusche731/
Bhaushe731/
Buseher730/
Boutsch730/
Butsche730/
Bushsch730/
Bu6789,540/
Busse6722,585/
Bauch6712,117/
Buijs676,504/
Bouha675,727/
Bhuse674,591/
Buist674,434/
Bouch673,715/
Buyse673,696/
Buche673,412/
Bouse672,032/
Bause671,808/
Vushe671,772/
Butch671,539/
Baust671,532/
Bohus671,255/
Bouts671,192/
Buhse67958/
Beuse67924/
Bouhy67884/
Bahus67842/
Boust67781/
Baudh67763/
Bucht67645/
Buyst67592/
Buise67466/
Wushe67433/
Boosh67403/
Buddh67390/
Busst67378/
Bouhe67345/
Bouss67325/
Beust67324/
Hbous67287/
Beuch67279/
Bauss67273/
Boudh67263/
Bauhs67249/
Buuts67184/
Bouys67173/
Buich67129/
Buchh67108/
Bauts6791/
Bausz6790/
Buhrz6775/
Wusch6771/
Bhosh6766/
Bouhs6766/
Buschová6740/
Boesh6737/
Buhyi6730/
Butse6725/
Busæt6725/
Busce6724/
Beuss6722/
Bhust6717/
Waush6716/
Bausd6716/
Bhaus6714/
Bouht6714/
Wusth6713/
Bustt6711/
Busze6711/
Buxch6711/
Bautsche6711/
Bousj6710/
Bhuch678/
Bustø678/
Bgous678/
Bhauh676/
Boussche676/
Buzhs675/
Buiss675/
Båhus674/
B'Ouh673/
Bhuhe673/
Bhujh673/
Buuss673/
Busseher673/
Bhuss673/
Buhss673/
Buuse673/
Vaush672/
Budse672/
Bauds672/
Buhiy672/
Budch672/
Bousz672/
Buhys672/
Buits671/
Bhuis671/
Buidh671/
Buisc671/
Buisp671/
Buuds671/
Buujh671/
Buuth671/
Bossh671/
Bouds671/
Hbuse671/
Bauhd671/
Bauhj671/
Baujh671/
Bhudh671/
Voush671/
Vusht671/
Beusz671/
Beuts671/
Búsch671/
Buyssche671/
Buszt671/
Buscì671/
Buchz671/
Bousd671/
Bouïs671/
Beuhe671/
Beusc671/
Boujs671/
Buyhj671/
Buuys671/
Bhautshe671/
Buych671/
Buszp671/
Bouhc671/
Buhtt671/
Bujhs671/
Buchj671/
Buchd671/
Beusd670/
Bauph670/

Bush Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bush in the Hindi language
बुशbusa-
Bush in the Marathi language
बुशbusa-
Bush in the Oriya language
ବୁଶbusa75
ବୁଷbusa25
Bush in the Russian language
Бушbus-

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