Bush (surname)

The surname Bush is derived from either the Old English word "busc" or the Old Norse "buskr," both of which mean "bush," a shrub, and was probably used for someone who lived in a bushy area.[1]

Variations of the surname "Bush" include: Bushe, Bosch, Boush, Boushe, Busch, Bussche, Buscher, Bysh, and Bysshe.[2]

The Bush family has held a family seat in Yorkshire, northern England.

People with the Bush name

Members of the United States political Bush family

Other people

  • Alan Bush (19001995), English classical composer and pianist
  • A. S. Bush (1837–1917), American politician
  • Archie Bush (umpire), American professional baseball umpire
  • Bryan Bush (1925–2008), English footballer
  • Charles P. Bush (1809–1857), American politician from Michigan
  • Chris Bush (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Connie Bush (1919-1997), Australian aboriginal health worker
  • Cori Bush (born 1976), American politician from Missouri
  • Curtis Bush (born 1962), American kickboxer
  • Darren Bush (born 1974), American baseball coach
  • Dave Bush (born 1979), Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Devin Bush Jr. (born 1998), American football player
  • Donie Bush (1887–1972), baseball player and manager of the early 20th century
  • Duncan Bush (1946–2017), Welsh poet, novelist and dramatist
  • Edith Bush (1882–1977), American mathematician, sister of Vannevar
  • Ethel Bush (1916–2016), British police officer awarded a George Medal
  • Garnet Bush (1882–1919), baseball umpire
  • Geoffrey Bush (1920–1998), English composer
  • George Bush (disambiguation)
  • George Washington Bush (1779–1863), black pioneer settler of the Pacific Northwest, Oregon & Washington
  • Grand L. Bush (born 1955), American actor
  • Irving T. Bush (1869–1948), American businessman
  • James Bush (1907 – 1987), American actor
  • Lt James Bush M.C. (1891–1917), World War I flying ace
  • Jason Eugene "Gunny" Bush (born 1974), convicted to death for the murders of Raul and Brisenia Flores
  • Jess Bush, (born 1992), Australian actress and artist
  • John Bush (disambiguation), several people
  • Kate Bush (born 1958), English musician
  • Lesley Bush (born 1947), Olympic diver
  • Luis Bush, American Christian strategist-activist
  • Marian Spore Bush (1878–1946), American artist and dentist
  • Mary Bucci Bush (born 1949), American novelist
  • Matt Bush (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Michael Bush (born 1984), American football running back
  • Norton Bush (1834–1894), American landscape painter
  • Percy Bush (1879–1955), Welsh rugby union player
  • Reggie Bush (born 1985), American football player
  • Robert Bush (disambiguation), several people
  • Roger Bush (1918–2000), Australian Methodist minister and media personality
  • Sam Bush (born 1952), American musician
  • Sarah Bush Lincoln (1788–1869), stepmother of Abraham Lincoln
  • Sophia Bush (born 1982), American actress
  • Stan Bush (born 1953), American singer
  • Stephen Bush (disambiguation), several people
  • Vannevar Bush (1890–1974), American scientist, brother of Edith
  • Wesley G. Bush (born c. 1961), American business executive
  • William Bush (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Zhan Bush (born 1993), Russian figure skater

Fictional characters

  • Mel Bush, companion of the Doctor in the television series Doctor Who
  • William Bush, a Royal Navy Lieutenant in the book and television series Hornblower

See also

  • Busch (surname)

References

  1. "Bush Surname Meaning and Distribution". ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2024. Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
  2. "About - BUSH - Surname Meaning". Archived from the original on 2009-02-01. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
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