Busse Surname
Approximately 22,585 people bear this surname
Busse 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 SurnameBusse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 11,385 | 1:7,071 | 878 |
| United States | 7,390 | 1:49,047 | 5,942 |
| Canada | 709 | 1:51,968 | 6,255 |
| Poland | 634 | 1:59,951 | 9,436 |
| Brazil | 510 | 1:419,754 | 15,941 |
| South Africa | 212 | 1:255,555 | 25,837 |
| Denmark | 194 | 1:29,096 | 3,013 |
| Argentina | 177 | 1:241,488 | 19,632 |
| Australia | 172 | 1:156,952 | 16,457 |
| France | 157 | 1:423,075 | 61,574 |
| Netherlands | 128 | 1:131,931 | 20,423 |
| Austria | 75 | 1:113,539 | 16,032 |
| Spain | 69 | 1:677,566 | 30,057 |
| Russia | 69 | 1:2,088,740 | 128,406 |
| England | 66 | 1:844,213 | 44,691 |
| Paraguay | 62 | 1:116,722 | 2,610 |
| Belgium | 58 | 1:198,218 | 26,032 |
| India | 47 | 1:16,320,540 | 259,912 |
| Sweden | 47 | 1:209,505 | 14,512 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Cameroon | 36 | 1:576,919 | 44,454 |
| Switzerland | 36 | 1:228,137 | 19,301 |
| Ecuador | 31 | 1:513,092 | 10,998 |
| Chile | 27 | 1:652,462 | 15,367 |
| New Zealand | 26 | 1:174,166 | 18,836 |
| Peru | 24 | 1:1,324,338 | 21,383 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| Latvia | 19 | 1:107,897 | 15,192 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| Italy | 16 | 1:3,822,293 | 103,776 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 1:5,690,337 | 241,823 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 907 | 1:55,368 | 6,203 |
The alternate forms: Büsse (307), Bussé (73) & Bussè (1) are calculated separately.
Busse (57) may also be a first name.
Busse 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.
Armorially identified with Bushe.
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'.
- rlkeckBusse Demographics
Average Male Busse Height
176.43 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Busse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Busse Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Busse (Russian: Буссе) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Büsse, Bussé or Bussè. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Busse? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 23,953rd most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 322,672 people. The last name Busse is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Busse live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Germanic Europe. Busse is also the 1,308,380th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 57 people.
It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 11,385 people, or 1 in 7,071. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 24 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name is found in 66 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.
Busse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Busse has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Busse surname grew 815 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 440 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Busse Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Busse surname are 20.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.01% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Busse earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 21.79% less than the national average, earning 270,684 kr per year; in Peru they earn 17.21% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,049 per year; in South Africa they earn 15.87% more than the national average, earning R 275,340 per year; in United States they earn 12.03% more than the national average, earning $48,341 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.71% less than the national average, earning $47,343 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Busse Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Busse in the Russian language | ||
| Буссе | busse | - |
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