An English, German and Dutch surname of Bush came from the Old English term of ‘busc’, ’busche’ or from the Old Norse term of ‘buskr’ which refers to a bush.

Spelling variations include Busche, Bushe, Bysh, Byusshe, Bosch, Boushe, Busch, Buscher and Bosch.

A German spelling for Bush is Busch.

The first Bush families started in Yorkshire in England. Later the Bush families lived in London, Norfolk, Somerset, Lancashire, Essex and Gloucestershire. In Scotland the Bush families are in Angus, Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire counties.

Most Bush families in the United States reside in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas and Michigan.


Famous: George H. W. Bush (U. S. President), George Washington Bush (19th century pioneer settler of Oregon and Washington), Dave Bush (professional baseball player), Stephen Bush (actor from Wales), Vannevar Bush (scientist on the atomic bomb and organizer of the Manhattan Project), Sophia Bush (actress) and Geoffrey Bush (English composer).