Bushill Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Bushill 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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Bushill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1661:335,65124,624
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1831:133,19912,277
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Bushill 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

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

Bushill Last Name Facts

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

Bushill occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bushill? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,231,034th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Bushill are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 92 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Bushill is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 166 people, or 1 in 335,651. In England Bushill is mostly concentrated in: Northamptonshire, where 14 percent are found, Cheshire, where 11 percent are found and West Midlands, where 11 percent are found. Excluding England this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent are found and The Isle of Man, where 3 percent are found.

Bushill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bushill has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Bushill last name decreased 9 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bushill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Bushill earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 11.13% less than the national average, earning $44,155 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boushill930/
Buschill930/
Busheill930/
Bushil922/
Busill920/
Butschill881/
Buschille880/
Bushell8611,730/
Boushil86170/
Bushile8640/
Busheil863/
Buchill861/
Bushiel861/
Buschil861/
Bussill860/
Boshill860/
Butsill860/
Busiell860/
Budsill860/
Busil83479/
Bauschille820/
Boushell80236/
Bushelle80184/
Buschell80110/
Baushile8096/
Butshile8021/
Bushelll801/
Butsaill801/
Busshell800/
Buschiel800/
Bushel77307/
Busiel7763/
Busell7761/
Bosill777/
Bausil776/
Bussil773/
Busile772/
Buchil771/
Butsil771/
Busail771/
Bhusil771/
Buxill770/
Buzill770/
Bousil770/
Buchaille75109/
Boushelle7561/
Bushilova7530/
Buschelle756/
Bussetill754/
Beuschell753/
Bautshile751/
Bouschell750/
Bushshell750/
Bussell717,116/
Boshell711,291/
Buschel71372/
Boushel71289/
Bausell71186/
Bussiol71128/
Buchile7176/
Buchell7155/
Bushele7141/
Butsile7121/
Boscill7118/
Boussil7114/
Bousell7110/
Buysell719/
Buscell716/
Buszell716/
Bueshel715/
Bushellová713/
Bossill713/
Beushel712/
Bhusail712/
Budsell712/
Bhushel712/
Busitil712/
Bousail712/
Buchail711/
Bucille711/
Buxhell711/
Buselle711/
Buisile711/
Bouchaille711/
Bouchil711/
Bausile711/
Busheal711/
Butsail711/
Bushyle711/
Buzzill710/
Baushel710/
Voshill710/
Busiele710/
Butsell710/
Busel673,789/
Beuschel67647/
Busselle67206/
Bosil67120/
Boushele6791/
Bučil6790/
Buzil6758/
Bussetil6728/
Busaileh6723/
Bouchell6722/
Bucil6719/
Bušil6717/
Bousetil6715/
Boschell6712/
Busuitil6711/
Butshele6711/
Busittil676/
Bushlova676/
Baushelt674/
Boutsilt674/
Busyl674/
Boussell673/
Butchell673/
Bousehel672/
Busilova672/
Busseell671/
Budschel671/
Buichile671/
Bousshel671/
Boussile671/
Beuchell671/
Bauschel671/
Bousitel671/
Boussehl671/
Boessill670/
Bouschel670/
Bushchel670/
Butschel670/

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