Bush (surname)
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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 "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.[citation needed]
People with the Bush name
Members of the United States political Bush family
- 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)
- George W. Bush (born 1946), 43rd president of the United States, First Lady Laura Bush (born 1946)
- 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
- George H. W. Bush (1924–2018), 41st president of the United States, First Lady Barbara Bush (1925–2018)
- Prescott Bush (1895–1972), senator and financier
- Samuel P. Bush (1863–1948), father of
- James Smith Bush (1825–1889), father of
Other people
- 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
- 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 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 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
See also
References
- ↑ "Bush Surname Meaning and Distribution". ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
- ↑ "About - BUSH - Surname Meaning". Archived from the original on 2009-02-01. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
