Bushell Surname

44,275th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Barbados

Bushell 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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Bushell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6,1721:9,0281,310
Australia1,9011:14,2012,018
United States1,5821:229,11422,092
Canada7321:50,3366,102
Wales3261:9,4921,043
New Zealand1711:26,4814,643
Northern Ireland1321:13,9781,959
South Africa1241:436,91737,311
Barbados1211:2,376409
Ireland771:61,1554,068
Scotland741:72,3495,525
Trinidad and Tobago461:29,6523,073
Spain341:1,375,06044,096
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Guernsey221:2,929767
France201:3,321,136213,627
Panama201:195,6135,661
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Saint Lucia41:44,6952,207
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Guyana21:381,11013,532
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha11:5,854177
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland631:70,3155,170
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,8321:8,6071,299
Wales561:28,0071,576
Scotland171:220,1897,953
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2461:204,14117,685

Bushell 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

(English) Dweller at the Bush(y Slope, or Corner [v. under Bush, and + a corruption form of Middle English hal(e, Old English heal(h] or the Bush(y Hill [Old English hyll] There are a Bush-Hill in Middlesex and a Bushyhill in Lanarkshire.

(Anglo-French-Teut.) an Anglicized form of the French Buchel.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the slope or corner overgrown with bushes; variant of Bussell, q.v.

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

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

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A Norman name: From the Domesday Book, Buissel. Buscel; a local name

British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber

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

Bushell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bushell occurs most in England. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bushell.

How Common Is The Last Name Bushell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 44,275th most common last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 621,274 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Bushell live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in British Isles.

Bushell is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 6,172 people, or 1 in 9,028. In England Bushell is most numerous in: Greater London, where 14 percent are found, Kent, where 11 percent are found and West Midlands, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account England Bushell exists in 57 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Bushell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bushell has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Bushell last name rose 218 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 643 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 582 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 122 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 435 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bushell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (54%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bushell last name are 12.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.32% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bushell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.2% more than the national average, earning R 406,848 per year; in United States they earn 14.32% more than the national average, earning $49,327 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.73% more than the national average, earning $54,019 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boushell93236/
Bushelle93184/
Buschell93110/
Bushelll931/
Busshell930/
Busheill930/
Bushel92307/
Busell9261/
Boushelle8861/
Buschelle886/
Beuschell883/
Bouschell880/
Bushshell880/
Bussell867,116/
Boshell861,291/
Buschel86372/
Boushel86289/
Bushill86189/
Bausell86186/
Buchell8655/
Bushele8641/
Bousell8610/
Buysell869/
Buscell866/
Buszell866/
Bueshel865/
Busheil863/
Beushel862/
Budsell862/
Bhushel862/
Buxhell861/
Bushiel861/
Buselle861/
Busheal861/
Baushel860/
Busiell860/
Butsell860/
Busel833,789/
Bushellová823/
Beuschel80647/
Busselle80206/
Boushele8091/
Bouchell8022/
Boschell8012/
Butshele8011/
Baushelt804/
Boussell803/
Butchell803/
Bousehel802/
Busseell801/
Budschel801/
Bousshel801/
Beuchell801/
Bauschel801/
Boushill800/
Buschill800/
Buschiel800/
Bouschel800/
Bushchel800/
Butschel800/
Buchel771,523/
Bussel77622/
Buisel77332/
Bosell77309/
Boshel77149/
Bausel77143/
Busele7780/
Buselt7774/
Bucell7772/
Bousel7763/
Busiel7763/
Buxell7735/
Bhusel7732/
Butsel7729/
Buxsel7714/
Buzell7712/
Büshel775/
Bushil772/
Buselh771/
Buszel771/
Busill770/
Beusel770/
Bauschelt7550/
Boussehel755/
Bussetill754/
Buschettl754/
Bhutshele753/
Bushelova751/
Butschill751/
Bousselle751/
Buschille750/
Buzzell713,544/
Buchelt711,084/
Büschel711,027/
Buchele711,018/
Beuchel71957/
Boussel71259/
Boushil71170/
Boschel71145/
Bossell71114/
Bouchel7197/
Bucelle7161/
Bushile7140/
Butchel7123/
Bucheld7122/
Bauchel7115/
Busselt7113/
Bhusele7110/
Bauxell716/
Bussele714/
Butsele713/
Vussell712/
Buissel712/
Busselh712/
Buchill711/
Buscetl711/
Busseld711/
Buxcell711/
Buzszel711/
Boseell711/
Boosell711/
Bhausel711/
Baussel711/
Bujchel711/
Bussuel711/
Buschil711/
Bousele711/
Bouzell711/
Beussel711/
Baucell711/
Bushyle711/
Bussill710/
Boshill710/
Butsill710/
Buichel710/
Bauschille710/
Busiele710/
Budsill710/
Beuseyl710/
Bosel67830/
Busil67479/
Büsel67224/
Buxel67147/
Bučel67146/
Bucel67138/
Baushile6796/
Buzel6795/
Bouyssel6757/
Boeschel6755/
Beuchelt6748/
Bussetil6728/
Butshile6721/
Bousetil6715/
Vauselle6711/
Bushlova676/
Boutsele675/
Buchhelt674/
Busyl674/
Bhuchele673/
Beuchele672/
Buchheld672/
Bouëssel672/
Buselova671/
Boutchel671/
Buşel671/
Bucheldt671/
Bouchele671/
Boussael671/
Boussele671/
Bousitel671/
Boussehl671/
Butsaill671/
Buzzzell670/

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