Busch Surname

5,828th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96,834 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Busch Surname Definition:

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

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Busch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany60,8591:1,32397
United States25,3941:14,2731,784
Canada1,7911:20,5732,839
Brazil1,5231:140,5615,366
Australia9721:27,7733,777
Netherlands9341:18,0802,810
Austria8311:10,2471,368
South Africa6521:83,09510,258
Norway4391:11,7141,321
Argentina4011:106,5929,020
Switzerland3861:21,2773,399
New Zealand3681:12,3052,142
Denmark2891:19,5321,945
Sweden1951:50,4963,894
Chile1901:92,7183,548
England1891:294,80522,579
France1531:434,13562,815
Russia1421:1,014,95177,987
Belgium1161:99,10915,136
Thailand991:713,519117,929
Namibia961:25,0984,061
Estonia881:15,0202,406
Poland871:436,88245,306
Spain711:658,47929,555
Hungary581:169,24614,882
Mexico501:2,482,52420,876
Luxembourg441:13,1942,619
Czechia331:322,22640,051
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Paraguay291:249,5434,299
Ecuador281:568,06611,415
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Peru261:1,222,46620,703
Uruguay181:190,65315,539
Wales171:182,03112,022
Croatia171:248,74126,882
Belize171:20,9101,796
Finland131:422,82327,659
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
China91:151,924,6187,954
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Greece81:1,384,97486,362
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Bolivia61:1,769,4066,441
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Panama41:978,06412,245
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Tonga11:107,313791
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:358,46122,559
Wales81:196,0527,186
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3211:21,6372,729

The alternate forms: Búsch (1) are calculated separately.

Busch (136) may also be a first name.

Busch Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, denoting a dweller by a bush.

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Busch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Busch (Russian: Бущь) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Búsch. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Busch? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,828th most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 75,258 people. Busch occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Busch are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 794,286th most frequently used given name throughout the world, borne by 136 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 60,859 people, or 1 in 1,323. In Germany Busch is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 31 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent are found. Barring Germany it occurs in 86 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Busch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Busch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Busch surname rose 1,094 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 278 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 1,400 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 213 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Busch Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Catholic (50%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Busch surname are 15.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.42% being registered with the party.

The amount Busch earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.75% more than the national average, earning 352,124 kr per year; in Peru they earn 145.25% more than the national average, earning S/. 47,542 per year; in South Africa they earn 19.83% more than the national average, earning R 284,760 per year; in United States they earn 8.23% more than the national average, earning $46,700 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.65% less than the national average, earning $48,366 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Búsch931/
Bausch919,475/
Busche916,167/
Beusch91834/
Buisch91144/
Bousch91139/
Buysch9113/
Buusch915/
Buschs912/
Bushch912/
Bustch910/
Bush89144,795/
Buch8923,506/
Busc8936/
Bussche83212/
Bousche8370/
Bausche8351/
Beutsch835/
Baustch833/
Bouschs831/
Baushch831/
Beusche831/
Boutsch830/
Butsche830/
Bushsch830/
Bauch8012,117/
Bouch803,715/
Buche803,412/
Bushe802,127/
Butch801,539/
Bucht80645/
Buxsh80577/
Boush80486/
Beuch80279/
Buich80129/
Baush80114/
Buchh80108/
Buish8042/
Busce8024/
Bhush8019/
Buxch8011/
Bhuch808/
Busht808/
Buhsh807/
Bussh805/
Butsh804/
Beush803/
Buush802/
Bushh802/
Budch802/
Buisc801/
Budsh801/
Buysh801/
Buscì801/
Buchz801/
Beusc801/
Buych801/
Bushx801/
Buchj801/
Buchd801/
Bushs800/
Buschová7740/
Bautsche7711/
Boussche776/
Buyssche771/
Bus757,932/
Buc753,403/
Bouche739,121/
Bauche731,938/
Baushe731,919/
Bautch73638/
Butshe73284/
Boucht73278/
Beuche73248/
Butche73178/
Buiche73143/
Bahush7368/
Boutch7339/
Bhushe7339/
Buchhe7317/
Boushe7316/
Boosch7312/
Bhuish738/
Bhuche736/
Bautsh732/
Boushh732/
Buchce732/
Buchch731/
Butsth731/
Bausth731/
Vuisch731/
Budche731/
Hbosch731/
Buchdt731/
Buchdz731/
Buhche731/
Boussh731/
D'Bush731/
Bouych731/
Boschs731/
Bhoush731/
Busshc731/
Buhysh731/
Buchhz730/
Bushhe730/
Buttch730/
Buss6728,390/
Buys6722,469/
Buse6710,686/
Bosh6710,120/
Buis678,725/
Bosc677,826/
Baus677,812/
Buus672,126/
Bous672,085/
Busz671,868/
Buce671,812/
Beus671,760/
Büch67990/
Bust67976/
Buhs67962/
Buchche67779/
Buxh67234/
Bujh67219/
Bhus67192/
Bushova67182/
Buic67141/
Buxs6751/
Buås6739/
Bušs6728/
Boutche6727/
Busd6721/
Busx6714/
Buzh6710/
Buzs678/
Vush677/
Butc676/
Buÿs674/
Bujs673/
Buscova672/
Buhj672/
Budc671/
Busj671/
Boschts671/
Boushce671/
Bhushse671/
Bhaushe671/
Bhouche671/
Hbus671/
Bouchht671/
Hbouche671/
Bgus671/
Bujc671/
Buseher670/
Buttche670/

Busch Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Busch in the Russian language
Бущьbus-

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Busch Reference & Research

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