Bushwell Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Bushwell Surname Definition:

Local. Bushwild. From bush and well, wild, wold, a wood, a lawn, or plain; an uncultivated bushy place; Bushfeldt, the bushy field.

Bushwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:10,068,304413,125
England71:7,959,723202,100
Wales41:773,63329,106
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Bushwell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. Bushwild. From bush and well, wild, wold, a wood, a lawn, or plain; an uncultivated bushy place; Bushfeldt, the bushy field.

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

Bushwell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bushwell occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bushwell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bushwell is the 2,808,717th most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Bushwell live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Bushwell is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 10,068,304. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New Jersey, where 50 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live and Texas, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent live and Wales, where 8 percent live.

Bushwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bushwell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bushwell surname rose 240 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 63 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bushwell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bushwell surname are 44.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 90.91% being registered to vote for the political party.

Bushwell earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 63.58% more than the national average, earning $70,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Buswell934,527/
Buhwell930/
Bauswell88222/
Busswell8834/
Bushuell880/
Boshwell880/
Bouswell880/
Bushwill880/
Buwell8611/
Buschbell8269/
Boswell8042,763/
Bouwell8012/
Buswele801/
Buywell801/
Bauswel801/
Buswill800/
Bauwell800/
Buxwell800/
Bushuel800/
Buwel7752/
Bosswell7515/
Booswell752/
Bauswill750/
Buzzwell750/
Vauswell750/
Bouywell750/
Bowell711,891/
Boswel7194/
Bouwel7133/
Bhowel7126/
Buwael7125/
Bubell7113/
Büschbell719/
Beuwel711/
Boswll711/
Bauwel711/
Buwill710/
Bouhbel67706/
Voswell678/
Bousbel677/
Boowell672/
Bosswel672/
Boswill671/
Boubell671/
Bussuel671/
Buthuel671/
Bujwiel671/
Boewell671/
Bosuell671/

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