Bush Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Bush Name Meaning: This is a topographic name for someone who lived by a bushy area/thicket.

The name is of english origin & one of the earliest recorded,with the first recorded spelling dating back to 1181.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bush Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bush family

Profession Census Frequency
School 913
Farm Labourer 98
General Labourer 87
Labourer 70
Private Means 66
General Servant (domestic) 51
At School 41
Dressmaker 40
Farmer 37
Domestic Servant 37
None 37
Carman 36
Clerk 32
Scholar 30
Laundress 29
Nil 28
Bricklayer 27
Old Age Pensioner 27
Carpenter 25
Cook (domestic) 25
General Servant Domestic 25
At Home 24
Dress Maker 24
Labourer General 23
Assisting In Business 22

Bush Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bush 100% 54,376
2 Bish 75% 2,877
3 Boosh 60% 1,523
4 Baish 60% 1,023
5 Bash 75% 799
6 Busch 80% 568
7 Bushe 80% 173
8 Besh 75% 149

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The surname Bush is the most popular version of all its varients

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