Busse Surname

23,953rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,585 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Busse Surname Definition:

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

Matilda Bus, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robertus Busse, Devon, ibid.

Adam Busse, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus de Busse, 1379: ibid.

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Busse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany11,3851:7,071878
United States7,3901:49,0475,942
Canada7091:51,9686,255
Poland6341:59,9519,436
Brazil5101:419,75415,941
South Africa2121:255,55525,837
Denmark1941:29,0963,013
Argentina1771:241,48819,632
Australia1721:156,95216,457
France1571:423,07561,574
Netherlands1281:131,93120,423
Austria751:113,53916,032
Spain691:677,56630,057
Russia691:2,088,740128,406
England661:844,21344,691
Paraguay621:116,7222,610
Belgium581:198,21826,032
India471:16,320,540259,912
Sweden471:209,50514,512
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Cameroon361:576,91944,454
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
Ecuador311:513,09210,998
Chile271:652,46215,367
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Peru241:1,324,33821,383
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Latvia191:107,89715,192
Norway171:302,48730,120
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9071:55,3686,203

The alternate forms: Büsse (307), Bussé (73) & Bussè (1) are calculated separately.

Busse (57) may also be a first name.

Busse Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

Matilda Bus, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robertus Busse, Devon, ibid.

Adam Busse, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus de Busse, 1379: ibid.

1771. Married — Henry Galon and Susanna Buss: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(French-Teut.) 1 belonging to Bus (N. France), or Dweller at a Thicket or Wood [O.Fr, bus(c (mod. bois), O.H.Ger. busc (mod. busch), a bush, thicket, wood] 2 the O. Teutonic pers. name Bus(o. (Scot.-Scand.) Dweller at a Thicket [Scot. bus for busk: v. under Bush]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(French, English, German) One who came from Bus (wood), in France; dweller at a wood or thicket; descendant of Burgio, a pet form of names beginning with Burg (place of protection), as Burghard and Burgmar.

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

Ferguson says a "stout man." A Sivard Buss occurs in Domesd. and there were Norsemen and Norsewomen called respectively Buss and Bussa. Hence would come the Old Norse bustinn, burly-our name Bustin. Ferguson. In the S. of Engl. Buss is a common nickname of Barnabas.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lower says that in the south of England this is a common nickname of Barnabas.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Armorially identified with Bushe.

The Norman People (1874)

User-submitted Reference

The Buse surname has several possible meanings in German:

1. Small boat or fishing boat.

2. Cooper, a cask maker. Derived from the Norman-French busse for 'cask' or 'bush'.

- rlkeck

Busse Last Name Facts

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

The surname Busse (Russian: Буссе) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Büsse, Bussé or Bussè. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Busse? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 23,953rd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 322,672 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Busse reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,308,380th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 57 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 11,385 people, or 1 in 7,071. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 24 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Germany Busse occurs in 66 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Busse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Busse has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Busse last name grew 815 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 440 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Busse Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Busse surname are 20.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.01% registered with the party.

The amount Busse earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 21.79% less than the national average, earning 270,684 kr per year; in Peru they earn 17.21% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,049 per year; in South Africa they earn 15.87% more than the national average, earning R 275,340 per year; in United States they earn 12.03% more than the national average, earning $48,341 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.71% less than the national average, earning $47,343 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Büsse93307/
Bussé9373/
Bussè931/
Bussey9113,301/
Buysse914,332/
Busser913,670/
Busset91809/
Bussie91697/
Bussei91517/
Bousse91366/
Buisse91341/
Beusse91336/
Bhusse91336/
Bausse9172/
Buesse9166/
Bussee9145/
Bussez9131/
Busseh919/
Bussed918/
Butsse911/
Busses911/
Buusse911/
Bussea910/
Buss8928,390/
Buse8910,686/
Buisset83983/
Bousset83625/
Bousser83601/
Bouysse83491/
Buijsse83375/
Bousses83271/
Bousseh83217/
Bussche83212/
Bausset83160/
Boussie83155/
Bussett83122/
Boussed83108/
Buissez8396/
Boussey8388/
Bausser8323/
Beussee8321/
Boussez8315/
Bussher838/
Hbousse833/
Bushsee832/
Busshey832/
Busshie832/
Bouhsse832/
Busseer831/
Bhushse831/
Boussei831/
Beusses831/
Beusseu831/
Boussea831/
Buessee830/
Buissey830/
Bosse8028,569/
Buser8013,577/
Bussi808,002/
Bussa807,521/
Bhuse804,591/
Buyse803,696/
Bussy803,225/
Bushe802,127/
Bouse802,032/
Bause801,808/
Busey801,651/
Buhse80958/
Beuse80924/
Buset80558/
Buise80466/
Buese80454/
Busst80378/
Bouss80325/
Busis80282/
Bauss80273/
Busee80167/
Busie80161/
Busei80106/
Vusse8054/
Buseh8048/
Buses8031/
Busea8026/
Butse8025/
Busce8024/
Buseu8023/
Beuss8022/
Busez8015/
Busze8011/
Busep8010/
Bussh805/
Buiss805/
Buuss803/
Bhuss803/
Buhss803/
Buuse803/
Budse802/
Wusse802/
Hbuse801/
Bused801/
Bushs800/
Bouysset77356/
Boussher77212/
H'Bousse7728/
Bouysses7719/
Buissett779/
Boussche776/
Bousseha775/
Busseher773/
Boussett772/
Bussetts771/
Buisseth771/
Bousseid771/
Buyssche771/
Busseitt771/
Boussead771/
Bus757,932/
Bushey738,685/
Busche736,167/
Boussa733,306/
Baushe731,919/
Busher731,544/
Büsser731,342/
Bushee731,287/
Bossie731,167/
Bauser731,049/
Bossey73667/
Boussy73666/
Biesse73654/
Buyser73529/
Boussi73441/
Busheh73412/
Bushie73384/
Buiser73353/
Bauset73303/
Butshe73284/
Bussio73283/
Bousie73264/
Beuses73256/
Bousis73252/
Busier73182/
Buissa73136/
Buijse7389/
Bouser7386/
Boesse7386/
Baussa7381/
Hbouss7372/
Bussai7366/
Bushea7365/
Bussis7364/
Bhussa7361/
Bhusee7360/
Bhisse7359/
Bossee7358/
Beuser7356/
Busies7351/
Bousez7346/
Bouseh7346/
Butser7342/
Bhushe7339/
Bouses7337/
Busits7334/
Bossei7334/
Busess7333/
Bisseh7331/
Bushet7331/
Boussé7330/
Bussay7327/
Baussy7327/
Buysee7325/
Bussaa7323/
Beusee7321/
Wusser7319/
Bhause7318/
Bouset7317/
Boushe7316/
Budsey7315/
Bussaj7315/
Vausse7314/
Vussey7313/
Bausys7312/
Boosse7312/
Butsee7312/
Buissé7311/
Buisst7310/
Busais7310/
Bausis739/
Buissi739/
Buseid739/
Wussie739/
Wousse738/
Buttse738/
Buscis736/
Busshi736/
Buscie736/
Bussha735/
Bhussi735/
Busett735/
Bahuse735/
Butsea735/
Buiset734/
Budsed734/
Buusea733/
Bussit733/
Beussi733/
Boused733/
Boutse733/
Bussuy733/
Busséy733/
Bhouse732/
Buesce732/
Buscey732/
Buschs732/
Butsis732/
Buyssi732/
Bousee732/
Bausie732/
Buissy732/
Buseer732/
Buszer732/
Bushée732/
Busihe732/
Bossea732/
Budsee732/
Bausee732/
Bousey731/
Buyssa731/
Busech731/
Buseey731/
Buseys731/
Bushge731/
Bushsa731/
Busiet731/
Busscy731/
Buudse731/
Buussa731/
Buussi731/
Buysis731/
Buesie731/
Buhser731/
Bauhss731/
Bhudse731/
Bhusea731/
Bhuser731/
Bhusey731/
Beusey731/
Vuisse731/
Vushse731/
Vussie731/
Vuysse731/
Bushei731/
Bousei731/
Bauseh731/
Buíssa731/
Wausse731/
Buysie731/
Busces731/
Buesea731/
Buessi731/
Boussh731/
Boussè731/
Bousze731/
Bouyss731/
Boudse731/
Bossse731/
Baussi731/
Baussé731/
Bausze731/
Buhses731/
Buxsey730/
Bushep730/
Butsey730/
Bushis730/
Beutse730/
Bushes730/
Bouyse730/
Bushed730/
Busish730/
Bushhe730/
Bousea730/
Buszee730/
Bausge730/
Vusser730/
Bussscher711/
Bustscher711/
Bose67205,607/
Bush67144,795/
Boss6761,046/
Busa6729,060/
Buys6722,469/
Busi6718,729/
Buis678,725/
Baus677,812/
Boussaa672,898/
Boussis672,377/
Buus672,126/
Buze672,119/
Bous672,085/
Busz671,868/
Buce671,812/
Beus671,760/
Busy67985/
Bust67976/
Buhs67962/
Boutsis67740/
Boussid67405/
Bouyssi67365/
Bausher67353/
Bausier67333/
Busheed67312/
Wuse67286/
Büse67276/
Boushey67261/
Boushie67229/
Bouyssy67210/
Bhus67192/
H'Bouss67183/
Buße67173/
Boushee67168/
Buşe67153/
Bousheh67134/
Bousher67116/
Baussay67108/
Bushett6786/
Bousche6770/
Bussooa6768/
Buschey6765/
Boussit6762/
Buxs6751/
Bausche6751/
Buijser6744/
Bhushee6741/
Biessei6739/
Buås6739/
Bousies6738/
Vuse6733/
Buisier6728/
Busé6728/
Bušs6728/
Busheer6727/
Busheys6724/
Bussaya6724/
Busd6721/
Buxe6716/
Bushiey6714/
Busx6714/
Boushea6713/
Vuss6711/
Boussai6711/
Bouseha6711/
Baushis679/
Boussay679/
Butsher678/
Bussová678/
Buschei678/
Bossieh678/
Buçe678/
Bussova676/
Busheha676/
Biessey675/
Boussès675/
Búss675/
Busá675/
Buče674/
Bouytse674/
Buÿs674/
Busè674/
Bussaja674/
Beusher673/
Bousier673/
Bushish673/
Buchess673/
Baushea673/
Bouhsis673/
Bujs673/
Bhautse672/
Buschee672/
Buschie672/
Buschet672/
Bouseid672/
Bahause672/
Büss672/
Boushet672/
Bauszys672/
Busheih672/
Boussha672/
Buschsa671/
Buseich671/
Bushcer671/
Bushehy671/
Bushshi671/
Busj671/
Bussaha671/
Bussitt671/
Buesche671/
Bouscer671/
Bouscet671/
Bouschs671/
Boushce671/
Bhusett671/
Bhusher671/
Bhussih671/
Bhuudse671/
Beusche671/
Beushea671/
Bhaushe671/
Bouhssi671/
Bousais671/
Boussàa671/
Bausheu671/
Bahushe671/
Hboussa671/
Hbus671/
Mpuisse671/
Weusseu671/
Wussher671/
Bűse671/
Busceha671/
Busheey671/
Bushehe671/
Bushets671/
Busheyh671/
Buijsscher671/
Boushed671/
Bouëssé671/
Boussoa671/
Bouszys671/
Beusier671/
Bouhssa671/
Butshep671/
Bousied671/
Boussza671/
Bgus671/
Buschsi671/
Buitser671/
Buseher670/
Busches670/
Bueshea670/
Baushet670/
Bushais670/
Bushead670/
Butsche670/
Bussiss670/
Bauseis670/
Bushsch670/
Bousett670/
Bushsha670/

Busse Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Busse in the Russian language
Буссеbusse-

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