Buss Surname
Approximately 28,390 people bear this surname
Buss Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the bush'; v. Bush and Busk.
Matilda Bus, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robertus Busse, Devon, ibid.
Adam Busse, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Willelmus de Busse, 1379: ibid.
Read More About This SurnameBuss Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12,481 | 1:29,041 | 3,602 |
| Brazil | 5,567 | 1:38,454 | 1,580 |
| Germany | 3,488 | 1:23,081 | 3,059 |
| England | 1,745 | 1:31,930 | 4,255 |
| Canada | 870 | 1:42,351 | 5,261 |
| Latvia | 503 | 1:4,076 | 561 |
| Argentina | 484 | 1:88,313 | 7,437 |
| Russia | 472 | 1:305,345 | 31,170 |
| South Africa | 403 | 1:134,436 | 15,622 |
| Australia | 366 | 1:73,759 | 8,665 |
| Poland | 288 | 1:131,975 | 19,285 |
| Papua New Guinea | 170 | 1:47,963 | 5,967 |
| Paraguay | 153 | 1:47,299 | 1,392 |
| Switzerland | 148 | 1:55,493 | 7,113 |
| Denmark | 133 | 1:42,441 | 4,423 |
| Netherlands | 129 | 1:130,908 | 20,305 |
| Cambodia | 112 | 1:138,278 | 2,675 |
| Finland | 92 | 1:59,747 | 6,934 |
| Sweden | 84 | 1:117,223 | 8,378 |
| Wales | 71 | 1:43,585 | 4,199 |
| Kazakhstan | 47 | 1:376,223 | 29,840 |
| Ukraine | 43 | 1:1,058,667 | 96,518 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Hungary | 36 | 1:272,674 | 21,202 |
| Belgium | 35 | 1:328,476 | 37,084 |
| Italy | 34 | 1:1,798,726 | 86,050 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Austria | 29 | 1:293,636 | 33,260 |
| Philippines | 27 | 1:3,749,564 | 153,425 |
| Thailand | 27 | 1:2,616,235 | 275,741 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 25 | 1:238,906 | 22,569 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Czechia | 16 | 1:664,592 | 62,292 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Ireland | 12 | 1:392,412 | 15,634 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Belarus | 10 | 1:950,106 | 68,851 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Iceland | 7 | 1:54,299 | 3,881 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 956 | 1:25,497 | 3,509 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,862 | 1:26,970 | 3,313 |
The alternate forms: Bušs (28), Búss (5) & Büss (2) are calculated separately.
Buss (253) may also be a first name.
Buss Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the bush'; v. Bush and Busk.
Matilda Bus, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robertus Busse, Devon, ibid.
Adam Busse, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Willelmus de Busse, 1379: ibid.
1771. Married — Henry Galon and Susanna Buss: St. George, Hanover Square.
(French-Teut.) 1 belonging to Bus (N. France), or Dweller at a Thicket or Wood [O.Fr, bus(c (mod. bois), O.H.Ger. busc (mod. busch), a bush, thicket, wood] 2 the O. Teutonic pers. name Bus(o. (Scot.-Scand.) Dweller at a Thicket [Scot. bus for busk: v. under Bush]
(French, English, German) One who came from Bus (wood), in France; dweller at a wood or thicket; descendant of Burgio, a pet form of names beginning with Burg (place of protection), as Burghard and Burgmar.
Ferguson says a "stout man." A Sivard Buss occurs in Domesd. and there were Norsemen and Norsewomen called respectively Buss and Bussa. Hence would come the Old Norse bustinn, burly-our name Bustin. Ferguson. In the S. of Engl. Buss is a common nickname of Barnabas.
Lower says that in the south of England this is a common nickname of Barnabas.
From the Flemish, Bus; a personal name.
User-submitted Reference
The Buse surname has several possible meanings in German:
1. Small boat or fishing boat.
2. Cooper, a cask maker. Derived from the Norman-French busse for 'cask' or 'bush'.
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Buss Religious Adherence
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Buss Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buss Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Buss (Russian: Бусс) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Bušs, Búss or Büss. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Buss? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 19,350th most widespread last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 256,694 people. The surname Buss occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Buss are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 560,146th most widely held first name on earth, held by 253 people.
This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 12,481 people, or 1 in 29,041. In The United States it is most numerous in: Wisconsin, where 14 percent reside, Illinois, where 10 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 84 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 20 percent reside and Germany, where 12 percent reside.
Buss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Buss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Buss surname grew 670 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 183 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 789 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Buss Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Buss last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Buss surname are 18.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.76% registered with the political party.
The amount Buss earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 90.6% more than the national average, earning 659,633 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 49.06% more than the national average, earning R 354,228 per year; in United States they earn 3.76% more than the national average, earning $44,772 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.94% more than the national average, earning $51,640 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bušs | 92 | 28 | / |
| Búss | 92 | 5 | / |
| Büss | 92 | 2 | / |
| Busse | 89 | 22,585 | / |
| Busst | 89 | 378 | / |
| Bouss | 89 | 325 | / |
| Bauss | 89 | 273 | / |
| Beuss | 89 | 22 | / |
| Bussh | 89 | 5 | / |
| Buiss | 89 | 5 | / |
| Buuss | 89 | 3 | / |
| Bhuss | 89 | 3 | / |
| Buhss | 89 | 3 | / |
| Bushs | 89 | 0 | / |
| Bus | 86 | 7,932 | / |
| Buysse | 80 | 4,332 | / |
| Bousse | 80 | 366 | / |
| Buisse | 80 | 341 | / |
| Beusse | 80 | 336 | / |
| Bhusse | 80 | 336 | / |
| Hbouss | 80 | 72 | / |
| Bausse | 80 | 72 | / |
| Buisst | 80 | 10 | / |
| Buschs | 80 | 2 | / |
| Butsse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bauhss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boussh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bouyss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buusse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bush | 75 | 144,795 | / |
| Boss | 75 | 61,046 | / |
| Buys | 75 | 22,469 | / |
| Buse | 75 | 10,686 | / |
| Buis | 75 | 8,725 | / |
| Baus | 75 | 7,812 | / |
| Buus | 75 | 2,126 | / |
| Bous | 75 | 2,085 | / |
| Busz | 75 | 1,868 | / |
| Beus | 75 | 1,760 | / |
| Bust | 75 | 976 | / |
| Buhs | 75 | 962 | / |
| Bhus | 75 | 192 | / |
| Buxs | 75 | 51 | / |
| Buås | 75 | 39 | / |
| Wuss | 75 | 32 | / |
| Busd | 75 | 21 | / |
| Busx | 75 | 14 | / |
| Vuss | 75 | 11 | / |
| Buÿs | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bujs | 75 | 3 | / |
| Busj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hbus | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bgus | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bouysse | 73 | 491 | / |
| Buijsse | 73 | 375 | / |
| Bussche | 73 | 212 | / |
| H'Bouss | 73 | 183 | / |
| Bussová | 73 | 8 | / |
| Bussova | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hbousse | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bouhsse | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bouschs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhushse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bushsch | 73 | 0 | / |
| Busch | 67 | 96,834 | / |
| Bu | 67 | 89,540 | / |
| Buijs | 67 | 6,504 | / |
| Bhuse | 67 | 4,591 | / |
| Buist | 67 | 4,434 | / |
| Buyse | 67 | 3,696 | / |
| Bushe | 67 | 2,127 | / |
| Bouse | 67 | 2,032 | / |
| Bause | 67 | 1,808 | / |
| Baust | 67 | 1,532 | / |
| Bohus | 67 | 1,255 | / |
| Bouts | 67 | 1,192 | / |
| Buhse | 67 | 958 | / |
| Beuse | 67 | 924 | / |
| Bahus | 67 | 842 | / |
| Boust | 67 | 781 | / |
| Buyst | 67 | 592 | / |
| Buxsh | 67 | 577 | / |
| Boush | 67 | 486 | / |
| Buise | 67 | 466 | / |
| Beust | 67 | 324 | / |
| Boess | 67 | 302 | / |
| Hbous | 67 | 287 | / |
| Bauhs | 67 | 249 | / |
| Buuts | 67 | 184 | / |
| Bouys | 67 | 173 | / |
| Baush | 67 | 114 | / |
| Vauss | 67 | 106 | / |
| Bauts | 67 | 91 | / |
| Bausz | 67 | 90 | / |
| Bouhs | 67 | 66 | / |
| Booss | 67 | 63 | / |
| Vusse | 67 | 54 | / |
| Buish | 67 | 42 | / |
| Bhoss | 67 | 29 | / |
| H'Bousse | 67 | 28 | / |
| Butse | 67 | 25 | / |
| Busæt | 67 | 25 | / |
| Busce | 67 | 24 | / |
| Bhush | 67 | 19 | / |
| Bhust | 67 | 17 | / |
| Bausd | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bhaus | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wuiss | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bustt | 67 | 11 | / |
| Busze | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bousj | 67 | 10 | / |
| Busht | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bustø | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bgous | 67 | 8 | / |
| Buhsh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Boussche | 67 | 6 | / |
| Buzhs | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wusst | 67 | 5 | / |
| Båhus | 67 | 4 | / |
| Beush | 67 | 3 | / |
| Busseher | 67 | 3 | / |
| Buuse | 67 | 3 | / |
| Buush | 67 | 2 | / |
| Budse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bushh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bauds | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weuss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wusse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bousz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buhys | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buits | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhuis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buisp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buuds | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bossh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouds | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hbuse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wauss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beusz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beuts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buysh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wussd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wusss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buyssche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buszt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bousd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouïs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bossz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baussova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boujs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buuys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bushx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buszp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bujhs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beusd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vouss | 67 | 0 | / |
Buss Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Buss in the Russian language | ||
| Бусс | buss | - |
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