The surname Bush is derived from a German surname originally spelled "Busch", meaning "bush", "shrub", eventually anglicized to Bush, derived from either the Old English word "busc" or the Old Norse "buskr," both of which mean "bush," a shrub.[1]

Variations on the English spelling "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

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

Notes & references

  1. "Bush Surname Meaning and Distribution". ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2014
  2. "About - BUSH - Surname Meaning". Archived from the original on 2009-02-01. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
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