Bushnell Surname

53,189th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Bushnell Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Bushy Slope, or Corner [Middle English *buschen, adject. and pl. form of busch (v. under Bush) + a corruption form of Middle English hal(e, Old English heat(h] or the Bushy Hill [Old English hyll]

Bushnell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,0371:51,5086,206
England1,6961:32,8534,365
Australia3541:76,2598,927
Canada1001:368,45633,054
Scotland971:55,1944,640
Wales601:51,5764,775
New Zealand531:85,44012,123
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
Ireland81:588,61715,973
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Gibraltar61:5,659991
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
France31:22,140,907385,998
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Guam11:160,1214,893
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6731:36,2194,713
Scotland421:89,1244,677
Wales81:196,0527,186
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3081:21,7592,741

Bushnell (48) may also be a first name.

Bushnell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Bushy Slope, or Corner [Middle English *buschen, adject. and pl. form of busch (v. under Bush) + a corruption form of Middle English hal(e, Old English heat(h] or the Bushy Hill [Old English hyll]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Dutch.) Bossen—hall, a faggot or wood—market, or a hall or mansion in the wood.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Bushnell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bushnell (Arabic: بشنل, Russian: Бушнелл) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bushnell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 53,189th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 758,724 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Bushnell reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Bushnell is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 48 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 7,037 people, or 1 in 51,508. In The United States Bushnell is most numerous in: California, where 12 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Washington, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Bushnell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bushnell has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 305 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 252 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 231 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 750 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 27 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bushnell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Bushnell last name is primarily Anglican (73%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Bushnell are 7.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.28% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bushnell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 269.12% more than the national average, earning R 877,176 per year; in United States they earn 4.73% more than the national average, earning $45,190 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.59% more than the national average, earning $52,956 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buschnell9412/
Bushsnell940/
Boushnell940/
Busnell9314/
Bushnel938/
Bushnll930/
Buchnell888/
Buesnell887/
Vushnell882/
Busnnell881/
Bushniel880/
Boshnell880/
Busnel862,068/
Burzhnell821/
Buesnel80320/
Bosnell8081/
Beusnel8033/
Bucnell801/
Bussnel800/
Bosnel7110/
Buesinl671/
Vosnell671/
Bosnill670/

Bushnell Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bushnell in the Russian language
Бушнеллbusnell-
Bushnell in the Arabic language
بشنلbshnl-

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