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Origin and popularity of the name BUSH

Origin

Bush : 1: English: topographic name for someone who lived by a bushy area or thicket from Middle English bush(e) ‘bush’ (probably from Old Norse buskr or an unrecorded Old English busc).2: Americanized form (translation into English) of German Busch.4: Americanized form of Czech and Slovak Buš Búš (see Bus).3: Americanized form (translation into English) of other surnames meaning ‘bush’ for example Slovenian Grm or Germ.5: Americanized form of French Boucher. Compare Busha 1.

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Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press
FANBI : The Oxford Dictionary if Family Names in Britain and Ireland, ©2016, University of the West of England

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Geographic distribution of the 66,954 individuals with the name BUSH on Geneanet.

 

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    richardwaynehanshaw
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    (577 individuals)
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    (480 individuals)
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    (425 individuals)

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    Variants of name BUSH

    BUSHE BUSHER