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

Bushnell (Arabic: بشنل, Russian: Бушнелл) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bushnell? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 53,189th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 758,724 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Bushnell live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America. Bushnell is also the 1,448,253rd most widely held given name internationally. It is borne by 48 people.

Bushnell is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 7,037 people, or 1 in 51,508. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 12 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and Washington, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States Bushnell occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Bushnell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bushnell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bushnell surname increased 305 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 252 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 231 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 750 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 27 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bushnell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (73%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Bushnell surname are 7.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.28% being registered with 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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