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 Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buss Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Buss (Russian: Бусс) occurs most in The United States. It may also occur as: Bušs, Búss or Büss. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Buss? popularity and diffusion
The surname Buss is the 19,350th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 256,694 people. This surname 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 commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 253 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 12,481 people, or 1 in 29,041. In The United States Buss is mostly concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 14 percent live, Illinois, where 10 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States Buss is found in 84 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 20 percent live and Germany, where 12 percent live.
Buss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Buss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Buss last name expanded 670 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 183 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 789 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Buss Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Buss surname are 18.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.76% being registered to vote for the 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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