The surnameBush is derived from either theOld English word "busc" or theOld Norse "buskr," both of which mean "bush," ashrub, 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, andBysshe.[2]
The Bush family has held afamily seat inYorkshire, northern England.[citation needed]
People with the Bush name
[edit]Members of the United States political Bush family
[edit]- Obadiah Newcomb Bush (1797–1851), father of
- James Smith Bush (1825–1889), father of
- Samuel P. Bush (1863–1948), father of
- Prescott Bush (1895–1972), senator and financier
- George H. W. Bush (1924–2018), 41st President of the United States, First LadyBarbara Bush (1925–2018)
- George W. Bush (born 1946), 43rd President of the United States, First LadyLaura Bush (born 1946)
- Jeb Bush (born 1953), Governor of Florida 1999–2007, married toColumba Bush (born 1953)
- George P. Bush (born 1976), real estate developer and investor, Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office
- Noelle Lucila Bush (born 1977)
- John Ellis "Jebby" Bush Jr. (born 1983)
- Neil Bush (born 1955), businessman, former banker
- Lauren Bush (born 1984), fashion model and designer
- Pierce Bush
- Marvin Bush (born 1956), financier
- Dorothy Bush Koch (born 1959)
- Jonathan Bush (1931–2021), banker and political fundraiser and his son:
- William H. T. Bush (1938–2018), banker and venture capitalist
- Alan Bush (1900–1995), 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
- Carol Bush (born 1962), county judge of Ellis County, Texas
- 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
- Gregg Bush, American politician
- Guy Louis Bush (1929 – 2023), American evolutionary biologist
- Guy Terrell Bush (1901 – 1985), American baseball player
- 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 themurders of Raul and Brisenia Flores
- Jess Bush, (born 1992), Australian actress and artist
- Joe Bush (disambiguation), multiple people
- John Bush (disambiguation), several people
- Kate Bush (born 1958), English musician
- Ky Bush (born 1999), American baseball player
- Leland Bush (born c. 1951), judge of the District Court of Minnesota
- Lesley Bush (born 1947), Olympic diver
- Luis Bush, American Christian strategist-activist
- Lynn J. Bush (born 1948), judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims
- 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 (disambiguation), several people
- 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
- Tamara Bush, American biomechanical engineer
- Thomas Bush (disambiguation), several people
- Tommy Bush (1928–2003), American actor
- 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
- Zoe Bush (born 1954), senior judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Fictional characters
[edit]- Mel Bush, companion of the Doctor in the television seriesDoctor Who
- William Bush, a Royal Navy Lieutenant in the book and television seriesHornblower
- Boesch,Bösch,Bosch,Busch,Busche,Bush,Busk,Van den Bos,Van den Bosch,Van den Bossche,Von dem Busche
Surname list
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surnameBush.
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