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 surname Bushwell occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Bushwell.

How Common Is The Last Name Bushwell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,808,717th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Bushwell are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Bushwell is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 10,068,304. In The United States Bushwell is most prevalent in: New Jersey, where 50 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live and Texas, where 11 percent live. Outside of The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent live and Wales, where 8 percent live.

Bushwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Bushwell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bushwell last name are 44.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 90.91% 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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