Busse is used as a family name or surname in Germany, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Busse
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Germany, England
Meaning:

The Busse is a variant of the Buss. Stout man. A Sivard Buss occurs in Domesday and there were Norsemen and Norsewomen called respectively Buss and Bussa. Hence would come the Old Norse bùstinn, burly-our name Bustin. Buss is a common nickname of Barnabas.

One who came from Bus meaning "wood," in France; dweller at a wood or thicket; descendant of Burgio, a pet form of names behinning with Burg, i.e., place of protection, as Burghard and Burgmar.

Busse is a variant form of Boosey. A place covered with bushes or wood. See .

How popular is Busse?

Busse is common in Germany, United States, Canada, Poland, Brazil, South Africa, Denmark, Argentina, Australia, France, Netherlands.

Busse is ranked 23963 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Busses plummeted by 0.98 per cent to 5344 since 2000 and slipped by 497 spots and ranked at 6370. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.68 95.68
Hispanic or Latino 2.9 1.91
Others 1.37 1.02
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.82 0.57
Busse is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Germany which signifies that it is originated from Germany. Around 22583 people have been found who wears Busse as their family name. Busse is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Busse:
878 Germany11,385
Countries with thousands of Busse:
5,942 United States7,388
Countries with hundreds of Busse:
6,255 Canada709
9,436 Poland634
15,943 Brazil510
25,837 South Africa212
3,013 Denmark194
19,632 Argentina177
16,457 Australia172
61,574 France157
20,423 Netherlands128
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
16,032 Austria75
30,057 Spain69
128,406 Russia69
44,691 England66
2,610 Paraguay62
26,032 Belgium58
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
259,912 India47
14,512 Sweden47
8,706 Portugal47
9,432 Dominican Republic39
44,454 Cameroon36
19,301 Switzerland36
10,998 Ecuador31
15,367 Chile27
18,836 New Zealand26
21,383 Peru24
294,953 Thailand23
15,192 Latvia19
30,120 Norway17
103,776 Italy16
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
283,701 Ukraine8
23,443 Scotland8
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Heinrich Busse worked as baker and hailed from Prussia. 36 years old embarked for New York from Hamburg on Levetzon Selkendorf and arrived on June 28, 1852. Henriette Busse (30), 38 years old Louise Busse, 41 years old Ludwig Busse, Baker Rudolf Busse, 12 years old Cathar. Busse, 49 years old Helena Busse, 15 years old Herm. Busse, 52 years old Joh. Busse, and 761 other Busse around 36.5% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer and weaver, tailor, servant, merchant, miller, cooper, carpenter, housekeeper, daughter, joiner, smith, mason, painter, shoemaker, butcher, clerk, officer, engineer, tourist migrated to US.

Busse Namesakes

  • Hermann Eris Busse, German novelist and literary critic
  • Joachim Busse, retired West German long jumper
  • Theodor Busse, German officer during World War I and World War II
  • Fred A. Busse, mayor of Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois
  • Henry Busse, Henry Busse Sr
  • Friedhelm Busse, German neo-Nazi politician and activist

Busse Namesakes

  • Hermann Eris Busse, German novelist and literary critic
  • Joachim Busse, retired West German long jumper
  • Theodor Busse, German officer during World War I and World War II
  • Fred A. Busse, mayor of Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois
  • Henry Busse, Henry Busse Sr
  • Friedhelm Busse, German neo-Nazi politician and activist

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