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The surname '''Bush''' is derived from either the [[Old English]] word "busc" or the [[Old Norse]] "buskr," both of which mean "[[Shrub|bush]]," a [[shrub]], and was probably used for someone who lived in a bushy area.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ancestry.co.uk/name-origin?surname=bush |title=Bush Surname Meaning and Distribution |website =ancestry.co.uk |quote = Source: ''Dictionary of American Family Names'' 2nd edition, 2022| access-date =18 March 2024 }} </ref>
Variations of the surname "Bush" include: Bushe, Bosch, Boush, Boushe, [[Busch (surname)|Busch]], [[Bussche family|Bussche]], Buscher, Bysh, and [[Bysshe]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://genealogy.about.com/library/surnames/b/bl_name-BUSH.htm |title=About - BUSH - Surname Meaning |access-date=2008-12-17 |archive-date=2009-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201063208/http://genealogy.about.com/library/surnames/b/bl_name-BUSH.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The Bush family has held a [[family seat]] in [[Yorkshire]], northern England.{{cn|date=March 2024}}
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==People with the Bush name==
===Members of the United States political Bush family===
{{Main|Bush family}}
* [[Obadiah Bush|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 Lady [[Barbara Bush]] (1925–2018)
****** [[George W. Bush]] (born 1946), 43rd president of the United States, First Lady [[Laura Bush]] (born 1946)
******* [[Barbara Bush (born 1981)]]
******* [[Jenna Bush Hager]] (born 1981), TV reporter
****** [[Jeb Bush]] (born 1953), Governor of Florida 1999–2007, married to [[Columba 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:
****** [[Billy Bush]] (born 1971), radio and television host
***** [[William H. T. Bush]] (1938–2018), banker and venture capitalist
===Other people===
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* [[Alan Bush]] (1900&ndash;1995), English classical composer and pianist
* [[A. S. Bush]] (1837–1917), American politician <!---Anderson S. Bush--->
* [[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
* [[Guy Louis Bush]] (1929 – 2023), American evolutionary biologist
* [[Guy Bush|Guy Terrell Bush]] (1901 – 1985), American baseball player
* [[Irving T. Bush]]  (1869–1948), American businessman
* [[James Bush (actor)|James Bush]] (1907 – 1987), American actor
* [[James Bush (RFC officer)|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
* [[Joe Bush (disambiguation)]], multiple people
* [[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 (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
* [[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 (TV series)|Hornblower]]''
==See also==
* [[Busch (surname)]]
==References ==
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