Busbey Surname

634,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 481 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Busbey Surname Definition:

(English, Scottish) One who came from Busby (shrub homestead), in Yorkshire; one who came from the lands of Busby (bush village), in Renfrewshire.

Busbey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4721:767,92159,720
England61:9,286,343223,652
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1431:351,18026,857

Busbey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, Scottish) One who came from Busby (shrub homestead), in Yorkshire; one who came from the lands of Busby (bush village), in Renfrewshire.

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

Busbey Last Name Facts

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

Busbey is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Busbey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 634,180th most common last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,150,823 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Busbey live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 472 people, or 1 in 767,921. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 18 percent live, Missouri, where 15 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 0 percent live.

Busbey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Busbey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Busbey last name rose 330 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 88 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Busbey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Busbey surname are 11.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.16% registered with the political party.

Busbey earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.54% less than the national average, earning $39,034 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bushbey921/
Busby9131,192/
Bubey9156/
Busbe918/
Bousbeye861/
Bushby833,780/
Busbee832,787/
Boubey83296/
Bousby83251/
Busbea83167/
Bausby8355/
Busboy8323/
Busbie839/
Bussby836/
Busber835/
Bousbe834/
Busbuy832/
Bosbey831/
Busbys831/
Baubey831/
Busbye830/
Busbay830/
Beusby830/
Bube803,557/
Buby80121/
Bousbie77135/
Boubeye7758/
Bousbei7724/
Bushbye7716/
Bousbae7712/
Bousbea7711/
Boubeya778/
Bousbay774/
Bousbeh773/
D'Busby772/
Bousbée771/
Boubeyi771/
Boubeyt771/
Boubeyé771/
Bousbet771/
Bhoubey771/
Busbeeh771/
Bousber771/
Bushbee770/
Boube7349,425/
Buber73992/
Bouby73898/
Bauby73512/
Bobey73364/
Buswe73335/
Bubes73258/
Bosby73217/
Baube73210/
Bubay73123/
Bhube7382/
Busba7355/
Bubie7348/
Bubea7345/
Buboy7344/
Buhbe7342/
Busue7321/
Bubet7319/
Bosbe7315/
Bubez739/
Bubee738/
Buube736/
Bubuy735/
Bubye734/
Bubeș734/
Bubiy733/
Buxby732/
Bubue732/
Bubyi732/
Bubed731/
Bubeh731/
Bubei731/
Bubje731/
Busbi731/
Buiby731/
Buvey731/
Busve731/
Hbuby731/
Buyby730/
Buxbe730/
Bousbeat71201/
Bousbahy7159/
Bousbeia7130/
Bousbaie7122/
Bousbeie717/
Boubeytt717/
Bousbaya715/
Boushbeh714/
Boussbei713/
Boubeyet711/
Bous'bei711/
Bousbeae711/
Bousbeii711/
Bousboue711/
Boussbee711/
Boussbie711/
Bousbaiy711/
Bousba674,361/
Boubet671,022/
Bushue67511/
Boubee67402/
Baubet67332/
Bousbi67209/
Bussue67202/
Boubes67157/
Bubuya67137/
Boubeh67104/
Baubie6799/
Bouber6791/
Busway6786/
Bubayi6785/
Bubych6772/
Bobeyi6771/
Boubay6770/
Bubetz6755/
Boubée6722/
Bobeya6722/
Boubez6720/
Bubeer6717/
Boubie6717/
Bosbie6714/
Bubesh6713/
Bauber6713/
Boesby6711/
Bubiya679/
Boubei679/
Bauvey677/
Bhaube677/
Bubaye677/
Baubes677/
Bouybe676/
Boussbeia675/
Boshbe675/
Baubay675/
Busoue675/
Bubaya675/
Bhuswe674/
Bouvey674/
Bobeye674/
Boubea674/
Boobey673/
Buboye673/
Bouboe673/
Buboyo673/
Bosbay673/
Boussbeie672/
Buxbee672/
Buiber672/
Busbau672/
Buschbech672/
Biesby672/
Busbas672/
Bouswe672/
Boubae672/
Boubeu672/
Boubge672/
Bubech671/
Busbui671/
Buybee671/
Boubye671/
Bhoube671/
Buybay671/
Busbad671/
Buboyi671/
Buibue671/
Boubeâ671/
Boubeï671/
Boubhe671/
Bgoube671/
Busbaa671/
Bubest671/
Bubuje671/
Butsba671/
Bubeha671/
Bumpey670/
Wausby670/
Baubee670/
Bushvy670/
Bubett670/
Vosbey670/
Buivey670/
Busuer670/
Bosbee670/
Boosby670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Busbey
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