Busk Surname

119,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,836 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Busk Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the busk,' a bush, a thicket, from residence thereby. 'Under boske shal men weder abide': Proverbs of Hendyng. 'Buske, or busshe, rubus—: Promptorium Parvulorum This surname has generally become Bush (q.

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Busk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1,7491:3,227271
United States7861:461,14439,345
Sweden3861:25,5102,075
Norway2221:23,1633,031
England1801:309,54523,336
Australia1261:214,25220,680
Poland921:413,13943,861
Finland811:67,8617,618
Canada411:898,67368,969
Iceland311:12,2611,126
France221:3,019,215204,848
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Austria191:448,18144,644
Greenland141:4,027416
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Wales101:309,45316,869
India71:109,580,769786,157
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Faroe Islands51:9,800861
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1411:172,87514,534
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:517,71836,097

Busk (77) may also be a first name.

Busk Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the busk,' a bush, a thicket, from residence thereby. 'Under boske shal men weder abide': Proverbs of Hendyng. 'Buske, or busshe, rubus—: Promptorium Parvulorum This surname has generally become Bush (q. v.) in modern times.

Hamo le Bosco, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry del Busk, ibid.

Thomas atte Busk, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Agnes at Busk, 1379: ibid.

Thomas Bosc, 1379: ibid.

1796. Married — Ebenezer Lankester and Hester Busk: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

The hard or guttural (Northern) form of Bush, q.v.

Henry del Busk.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Busch, an ancient Swedish family settled at Leeds early in the XVIII. cent. B.L.G.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Swedish.) From Busche, a wood, a thicket.

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

Gilbert and William le Busc, Norm. 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Busk Last Name Facts

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

Busk (Russian: Буськ) is held by more people in Denmark 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 Busk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 119,733rd most numerous family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,899,777 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Busk reside; 69 percent reside in Northern Europe and 64 percent reside in Scandinavia. Busk is also the 1,100,117th most frequent first name internationally, held by 77 people.

The last name Busk is most frequently occurring in Denmark, where it is carried by 1,749 people, or 1 in 3,227. In Denmark Busk is mostly found in: Central Denmark Region, where 30 percent are found, Capital Region of Denmark, where 24 percent are found and Region of Southern Denmark, where 19 percent are found. Not including Denmark this last name is found in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Sweden, where 10 percent are found.

Busk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Busk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Busk last name expanded 810 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 128 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Busk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Busk surname are 17.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.4% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Busk earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 15.2% less than the national average, earning 293,468 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.21% more than the national average, earning $44,103 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.83% less than the national average, earning $47,780 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buske894,044/
Buskh89357/
Busck89187/
Bushk89130/
Bousk8995/
Bausk8991/
Butsk899/
Bhusk895/
Buhsk893/
Budsk893/
Busks892/
Buesk890/
Bussk890/
Bauske80682/
Butske80175/
Budske8085/
Buscke8080/
Buszke8057/
Bushke8038/
Buyske8027/
Bhuske8021/
Busksh8015/
Buskhe8013/
Bushkh806/
Bhushk805/
Buschk804/
Butsck803/
Buskhs802/
Bhuskt802/
Bouske802/
Bousks801/
Busske801/
Bushks801/
Buuskh801/
Buskkh801/
Bouysk801/
Bausks801/
Budshk801/
Buesck800/
Bousck800/
Bosk75384/
Busc7536/
Busx7514/
Busg754/
Busq751/
Buzk751/
Buschke73873/
Baushke73118/
Busková7392/
Buskova7344/
Buskowa7310/
Butscke734/
Bouyssk734/
Bushcke732/
Busjæck731/
Buskhsh731/
Bushksh731/
Bauszke731/
Boushke731/
Butszke731/
Bushkova672,693/
Bauschke671,007/
Bousková67107/
Biesk6774/
Bauskova6722/
Boszk6721/
Bouskova676/
Buczk674/
Buxkh673/
Budzk672/
Busqu672/
Busqe671/
Bossk671/
Bushx671/
Beusc671/
Busgh671/
Buisc671/
Boskh671/
Boosk671/
Bhosk671/
Boskė671/
Bousq671/
Bushq671/
Buxck671/
Buscì671/
Bouschke670/
Buzck670/

Busk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Busk in the Russian language
Буськbusk-

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