Rush is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Germany, England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Rush
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, Germany, England
Meaning:

A provincialism for 'subtle'; probably corrupted from the French rusé.

Dweller near a clump of rushes; dweller near an elm tree; an excitable person.

How popular is Rush?

Rush is common in United States, England, Australia, Russia, Canada, New Zealand, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Northern Ireland, Iran, Scotland, Ireland, Israel, Ghana, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Wales, South Africa, Germany, Argentina, Iraq.

Rush is ranked 8003 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Rush bearers increased by 6.22 per cent in 2010 US census to 39802 since 2000, the surname slipped by 30 spots and ranked at 869. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 74.04 76.89
Black 20.81 19.33
Hispanic or Latino 2.16 1.47
Others 1.86 1.32
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.68 0.58
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.46 0.41
Rush is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Northern Ireland is ahead in terms of density. Around 70966 people have been found who wears Rush as their family name. Rush is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Rush:
828 United States51,704
Countries with thousands of Rush:
1,479 England5,567
1,407 Australia2,866
9,529 Russia1,938
3,434 Canada1,445
Countries with hundreds of Rush:
729 New Zealand986
17,119 Thailand610
4,375 Sri Lanka585
713 Northern Ireland507
13,980 Iran472
1,561 Scotland461
1,379 Ireland438
2,976 Israel428
6,785 Ghana416
18,414 Egypt336
8,728 Kazakhstan243
1,448 Wales237
25,837 South Africa212
48,972 Germany131
27,444 Argentina122
6,405 Iraq105
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
121,671 Indonesia69
3,674 Singapore60
5,303 Latvia59
7,170 Dominican Republic54
245,013 India52
2,882 Trinidad and Tobago51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,142 Jamaica50
3,699 Panama41
163,564 France35
155,170 Brazil33
2,560 Honduras33
7,685 Qatar31
530 Grenada29
21,594 Norway28
12,265 Portugal28
27,985 Mexico27
25,646 Sweden27
49,681 Malaysia26
148,627 Ukraine25
3,382 China22
12,360 Afghanistan21
9,826 Lebanon20
46,922 Belarus19
18,229 Botswana17
180,670 Philippines17
15,474 Estonia15
1,243 Isle of Man15
11,826 Azerbaijan14
106,343 Italy14
69,669 Spain13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
34,222 Denmark10
53,588 Switzerland10
85,467 Netherlands9
32,607 Saudi Arabia9
92,692 Belgium8
4,985 Hong Kong7
48,838 Japan6
18,907 Yemen6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 20 years old workwoman Margaret Rush who was residing in Ireland migrated to New-York on May 14, 1846 by Arabella put out from Liverpool. Thomas Rush, aged 20, 22 years old Edward Rush, Mary Rush, aged 26, Jno. Rush (5), Ellen Rush, aged 20, Workwoman Ann Rush, Nancy Rush, aged 21, Fras. Rush (24) Immigrant, and 116 other Rush around 52.38% of whom were workman while others worked as farmer and servant, spinster migrated to US.

From Germany

24 years old farmer Ernest Rush who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on June 24, 1851 by Marthin Frederick put out from Hamburg. Anthony Rush, aged 28, 43 years old Sophie Rush, Wilh. Rush, aged 53, Gesina Rush, aged Of unknown age, Antoin Rush (20) Laborer, 54 years old Charlotte Rush, Dressmaker Anna-Miss. Rush, Caroline Rush (15) Farmer, and 17 other Rush around 43.75% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer migrated to US from Bremen, Liverpool & Queenstown, Bremen & Southampton and Brest & Havre.

Rush Namesakes

  • William Rush, U.S. neoclassical sculptor from Philadelphia
  • Loren Rush, U.S. composer
  • J. H. Rush, American physician
  • Rebecca Rush, writer in the early United States
  • Clay Rush, former American football kicker
  • Marvin V. Rush, director of photography, cinematographer
  • Ariella Rush, American ballroom dancer noted for dazzling and complex dance routines with her various professional dance partners
  • Jack Rush, American non-fiction writer, screenwriter
  • Eddie Rush, professional basketball referee
  • Geoffrey Rush, Australian actor
  • Benjamin Rush, signer of the Declaration of Independence and a civic leader
  • Bobby Rush, American politician
  • Ian Rush, Welsh former professional footballer
  • Kareem Rush, American professional basketball player for the Kansas City Tornados of North American Premier Basketball
  • Richard Rush, 8th United States Attorney General and the 8th United States Secretary of the Treasury
  • Joe Rush, British sculptor influenced by the film 'Mad Max' and 'Judge Dredd' comics
  • Jennifer Rush, American singer and songwriter
  • Mahogany Rush, Canadian rock band led by guitarist Frank Marino
  • Otis Rush, Otis Rush Jr
  • Tom Rush, American folk and blues singer, songwriter
  • Christopher Rush, American illustrator for 'Magic: The Gathering'
  • Gretchen Rush, former professional tennis player
  • Norman Rush, American writer whose introspective novels and short stories are set in Botswana
  • Barbara Rush, American Golden Globe Award-winning movie and television actress
  • Eric Rush, New Zealand former rugby union footballer and rugby sevens legend
  • Scott Rush, an Australian former labourer
  • Clive Rush, American football player and coach at both the professional and collegiate levels
  • Merrilee Rush, American singer, best
  • Sarah Rush, American actress
  • Deborah Rush, American actress
  • Olive Rush, illustrator, muralist
  • Xavier Rush, former New Zealand rugby union footballer
  • Travis Rush, country music singer from Oregon
  • William R. Rush, recipient of the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross
  • Brandon Rush, American professional basketball player
  • San Francisco Gold Rush, are the cheerleading team for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers
  • Sean Rush, American soccer player
  • JaRon Rush, American former professional basketball small forward
  • Tyrone Rush, former professional American football running back

Rush Namesakes

  • William Rush, U.S. neoclassical sculptor from Philadelphia
  • Loren Rush, U.S. composer
  • J. H. Rush, American physician
  • Rebecca Rush, writer in the early United States
  • Clay Rush, former American football kicker
  • Marvin V. Rush, director of photography, cinematographer
  • Ariella Rush, American ballroom dancer noted for dazzling and complex dance routines with her various professional dance partners
  • Jack Rush, American non-fiction writer, screenwriter
  • Eddie Rush, professional basketball referee
  • Geoffrey Rush, Australian actor
  • Benjamin Rush, signer of the Declaration of Independence and a civic leader
  • Bobby Rush, American politician
  • Ian Rush, Welsh former professional footballer
  • Kareem Rush, American professional basketball player for the Kansas City Tornados of North American Premier Basketball
  • Richard Rush, 8th United States Attorney General and the 8th United States Secretary of the Treasury
  • Joe Rush, British sculptor influenced by the film 'Mad Max' and 'Judge Dredd' comics
  • Jennifer Rush, American singer and songwriter
  • Mahogany Rush, Canadian rock band led by guitarist Frank Marino
  • Otis Rush, Otis Rush Jr
  • Tom Rush, American folk and blues singer, songwriter
  • Christopher Rush, American illustrator for 'Magic: The Gathering'
  • Gretchen Rush, former professional tennis player
  • Norman Rush, American writer whose introspective novels and short stories are set in Botswana
  • Barbara Rush, American Golden Globe Award-winning movie and television actress
  • Eric Rush, New Zealand former rugby union footballer and rugby sevens legend
  • Scott Rush, an Australian former labourer
  • Clive Rush, American football player and coach at both the professional and collegiate levels
  • Merrilee Rush, American singer, best
  • Sarah Rush, American actress
  • Deborah Rush, American actress
  • Olive Rush, illustrator, muralist
  • Xavier Rush, former New Zealand rugby union footballer
  • Travis Rush, country music singer from Oregon
  • William R. Rush, recipient of the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross
  • Brandon Rush, American professional basketball player
  • San Francisco Gold Rush, are the cheerleading team for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers
  • Sean Rush, American soccer player
  • JaRon Rush, American former professional basketball small forward
  • Tyrone Rush, former professional American football running back

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