Bushel Surname

878,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Bushel Surname Definition:

Local 'of Bossall,' a parish in the North Riding of Yorkshire This seems to have made little impression upon the directories, (a) Bapt. 'the son of Bussell,' undoubtedly a fontal name that made itself felt throughout South England from East to West, and was not unknown in the North.

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Bushel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1311:2,766,862164,942
Russia681:2,119,457129,651
Ukraine271:1,686,026128,013
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Kazakhstan211:842,02452,736
England41:13,929,515290,718
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Guyana11:762,22114,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2591:94,1139,671
Wales271:58,0892,880
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:436,68431,761

The alternate forms: Büshel (5) are calculated separately.

Bushel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local 'of Bossall,' a parish in the North Riding of Yorkshire This seems to have made little impression upon the directories, (a) Bapt. 'the son of Bussell,' undoubtedly a fontal name that made itself felt throughout South England from East to West, and was not unknown in the North.

Stephan Bussel man (i.e. the servant of Bussel), Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Robert Busshel, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Margareta Bosell, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Bussell, 1379: ibid.

Laurencius Bossell, 1379: ibid.

Johanna Bossell, 1379: ibid.

Geoffrey Buscel, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Reginald Buscel, Norfolk, ibid.

William Bushel, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

John Bussel, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

1793 Married — George Bussell and Elizabeth Spiller: St. George, Hanover Square.

1807. — John Bushell and Mary Barnfield: ibid.

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

A Norman family who supplied the affix of Newton-Bushell, co. Devon.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Bushell is a name now scantily represented in the county. Two hundred years ago there was a Bath family of this name, members of which, on various occasions, filled the office of mayor (Warner's "Bath"). The name is still in that city.

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

Bushel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bushel (Marathi: बुशेल, Russian: Бушель) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Büshel. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bushel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 878,878th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,737,935 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Bushel reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 2,766,862. In The United States Bushel is most common in: Maryland, where 55 percent are found, Colorado, where 12 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 22 percent are found and Ukraine, where 9 percent are found.

Bushel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bushel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bushel surname expanded 114 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 98 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bushel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bushel last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

Bushel earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 76.57% more than the national average, earning $76,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Büshel945/
Bushell9211,730/
Buschel92372/
Boushel92289/
Bushele9241/
Bueshel925/
Busheil923/
Beushel922/
Bhushel922/
Bushiel921/
Busheal921/
Baushel920/
Busel913,789/
Beuschel86647/
Boushell86236/
Bushelle86184/
Buschell86110/
Boushele8691/
Butshele8611/
Baushelt864/
Bousehel862/
Budschel861/
Bushelll861/
Bousshel861/
Bauschel861/
Busshell860/
Buschiel860/
Bouschel860/
Bushchel860/
Butschel860/
Busheill860/
Buchel831,523/
Bussel83622/
Buisel83332/
Boshel83149/
Bausel83143/
Busele8380/
Buselt8374/
Bousel8363/
Busiel8363/
Busell8361/
Bhusel8332/
Butsel8329/
Buxsel8314/
Bushil832/
Buselh831/
Buszel831/
Beusel830/
Boushelle8061/
Bauschelt8050/
Buschelle806/
Boussehel805/
Buschettl804/
Beuschell803/
Bhutshele803/
Bushelova801/
Bouschell800/
Bushshell800/
Bussell777,116/
Boshell771,291/
Buchelt771,084/
Büschel771,027/
Buchele771,018/
Beuchel77957/
Boussel77259/
Bushill77189/
Bausell77186/
Boushil77170/
Boschel77145/
Bouchel7797/
Buchell7755/
Bushile7740/
Butchel7723/
Bucheld7722/
Bauchel7715/
Busselt7713/
Bousell7710/
Bhusele7710/
Buysell779/
Buscell776/
Buszell776/
Bussele774/
Butsele773/
Budsell772/
Buissel772/
Busselh772/
Buscetl771/
Busseld771/
Buxhell771/
Buzszel771/
Bhausel771/
Baussel771/
Buselle771/
Bujchel771/
Bussuel771/
Buschil771/
Bousele771/
Beussel771/
Bushyle771/
Buichel770/
Busiele770/
Busiell770/
Butsell770/
Beuseyl770/
Bushellová753/
Bosel73830/
Busil73479/
Büsel73224/
Buxel73147/
Bučel73146/
Bucel73138/
Buzel7395/
Busyl734/
Buşel731/
Busselle71206/
Baushile7196/
Bouyssel7157/
Boeschel7155/
Beuchelt7148/
Bussetil7128/
Bouchell7122/
Butshile7121/
Bousetil7115/
Boschell7112/
Bushlova716/
Boutsele715/
Buchhelt714/
Bhuchele713/
Boussell713/
Butchell713/
Beuchele712/
Buchheld712/
Bouëssel712/
Buselova711/
Busseell711/
Boutchel711/
Bucheldt711/
Bouchele711/
Boussael711/
Boussele711/
Beuchell711/
Bousitel711/
Boussehl711/
Boushill710/
Buschill710/
Büchel677,068/
Boesel67953/
Bossel67842/
Buczel67371/
Bosell67309/
Beuzel67149/
Buxcel67121/
Bhuzel6785/
Bucell6772/
Bhosel6767/
Buzzel6752/
Boosel6739/
Bucele6738/
Buxell6735/
Buchheldt6734/
Bushilova6730/
Bauzel6730/
Bushylova6730/
Büssel6726/
Beußel6720/
Buzell6712/
Boutsiele6712/
Bouzel678/
Bausil676/
Baucel674/
Bussetill674/
Bussil673/
Bouchetel673/
Boselh672/
Busile672/
Butschill671/
Woshel671/
Buchil671/
Butsil671/
Bousselle671/
Wusele671/
Buizel671/
Bučele671/
Busail671/
Busieł671/
Buciel671/
Bouxel671/
Bosiel671/
Bautshile671/
Bouchehel671/
Bhusil671/
Bucelt671/
Busill670/
Bousil670/
Boscel670/
Boucheldt670/
Buschille670/

Bushel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bushel in the Marathi language
बुशेलbusela-
Bushel in the Russian language
Бушельbusel-

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