Bushby Surname

121,202nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,780 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Bushby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Busby,' now Great Busby, a township in the parish of Stokesley, N. Riding Yorks; (a) 'of Bushby,' a hamlet in the parish of Thurnby, four miles from Leicester.

John Busseby, Oxfordshire, 1273.

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Bushby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7501:31,8394,244
Australia8341:32,3694,285
United States4121:879,75566,617
South Africa3711:146,03216,656
Canada1441:255,87224,214
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
Scotland461:116,3877,543
Northern Ireland371:49,8664,222
Guernsey371:1,742400
Wales141:221,03813,576
Nicaragua121:501,7583,714
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Guyana71:108,8897,175
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1501:21,1962,997
Scotland241:155,9676,425
Wales111:142,5835,610
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1271:395,42329,402

Bushby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Busby,' now Great Busby, a township in the parish of Stokesley, N. Riding Yorks; (a) 'of Bushby,' a hamlet in the parish of Thurnby, four miles from Leicester.

John Busseby, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ricardus de Busby, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Adam de Buskeby, 1379: ibid.

Anne Busbie, 1595: Reg. St. Dionis Backchurch (London).

Humphrye Busbye, rector of Bexwell, Norfolk, 1556: History of Norfolk.

1767. Married — John Hayward and Elizabeth Bushby: St. George, Hanover Square.

— — Henry Smith and Elinor Busby. ibid.

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

From the lands of Busby or Busbie in the parish of Carmunnock, Renfrewshire. In 1330 the office of notary was conferred on David de Busby of the diocese of Glasgow (Pap. Lett., II, p. 312). John Busby or Busseby appears as chaplain to the duke of Albany and as canon of Moray in 1408 and 1411 (Bain, IV, 751,801, 813,814), and Andro Busby, alderman of Arne is in record in 1488 and 1491 (Ayr, p. 92; Friars Ayr, p. 62). John Busby and Gawin Busbe, followers of the earl of Cassilis, were respited for murder in 1526 (RSS., I, 3386). James Busbie was a bookseller in Edinburgh in 1648 (Edinb. Marr.), and John Busby published a report of his mineralogical survey of Caithness in 1815.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Scandinavian) = Busby, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A village in co. Renfrew.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A hamlet and estate at Thornby, co. Leicester.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Bushbury; a location name in Staffordshire.

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

During the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries the Busbys of Radford and Gagingwell were well - to - do Enstone yeomen, who frequently filled the office of churchwarden and other places of trust (J.). William Busby was one of the trustees for Lady Le Strange of Middleton in the reign of Henry VI. (K.). William Busby, gent., was an assistant - burgess of Banbury in 1718 (B.), in which town the name still occurs. Busby is the name of a parish in the North Riding of Yorkshire. I think, however, an explanation of the name will be found nearer home, and the same remark applies to the Blencowes.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Bushby Last Name Facts

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

Bushby is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bushby? popularity and diffusion

Bushby is the 121,202nd most common family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,927,922 people. The last name Bushby occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Bushby reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 1,750 people, or 1 in 31,839. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 12 percent reside, West Sussex, where 11 percent reside and North Yorkshire, where 10 percent reside. Other than England it occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Bushby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bushby has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Bushby last name grew 152 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 324 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 127 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bushby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bushby last name are 12.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.49% being registered with the party.

The amount Bushby earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 60.31% more than the national average, earning 554,807 kr per year; in Peru they earn 205.19% more than the national average, earning S/. 59,162 per year; in South Africa they earn 6.25% less than the national average, earning R 222,780 per year; in United States they earn 5.14% less than the national average, earning $40,932 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.92% less than the national average, earning $48,232 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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