Bush Name Meaning: This is a topographic name for someone who lived by a bushy area/thicket.
The name is of english origin & one of the earliest recorded,with the first recorded spelling dating back to 1181.
Discover how your Bush ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 6 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 33 |
| Channel Islands | 9 |
| Cheshire | 24 |
| Cornwall | 24 |
| Cumberland | 13 |
| Derbyshire | 47 |
| Devon | 28 |
| Dorset | 128 |
| Durham | 63 |
| Essex | 645 |
| Gloucestershire | 235 |
| Hampshire | 207 |
| Herefordshire | 12 |
| Hertfordshire | 218 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 8 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 171 |
| Lancashire | 192 |
| Leicestershire | 2 |
| Lincolnshire | 160 |
| London | 1,368 |
| Middlesex | 81 |
| Northumberland | 19 |
| Norfolk | 472 |
| Northamptonshire | 55 |
| Nottinghamshire | 173 |
| Oxfordshire | 10 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 8 |
| Shropshire | 5 |
| Suffolk | 105 |
| Somerset | 459 |
| Surrey | 123 |
| Sussex | 49 |
| Staffordshire | 73 |
| Warwickshire | 96 |
| Westmorland | 66 |
| Wiltshire | 247 |
| Worcestershire | 15 |
| Yorkshire | 222 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 38 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 12 |
| Denbighshire | 3 |
| Flintshire | 6 |
| Glamorgan | 43 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 3 |
| Monmouthshire | 29 |
| Pembrokeshire | 11 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,001 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 246 |
| Labourer | 139 |
| Domestic Servant | 90 |
| General Servant | 74 |
| Dress Maker | 52 |
| Servant | 48 |
| Laundress | 42 |
| Ag Labourer | 37 |
| Carpenter | 32 |
| Butcher | 30 |
| House Keeper | 30 |
| Farm Labourer | 26 |
| Bricklayer | 25 |
| Cook | 24 |
| Gardener | 21 |
| General Servant Domestic | 21 |
| Coal Miner | 21 |
| Annuitant | 20 |
| Charwoman | 18 |
| Blacksmith | 18 |
| Shoe Maker | 17 |
| No Occupation | 17 |
| Nurse | 16 |
| Wife | 16 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Bush | 3,479 |
| Mary Bush | 3,244 |
| John Bush | 2,732 |
| Elizabeth Bush | 2,203 |
| George Bush | 2,202 |
| Sarah Bush | 1,830 |
| James Bush | 1,791 |
| Thomas Bush | 1,726 |
| Charles Bush | 1,259 |
| Henry Bush | 1,187 |
| Ann Bush | 1,018 |
| Eliza Bush | 891 |
| Emma Bush | 833 |
| Robert Bush | 830 |
| Jane Bush | 797 |
| Ellen Bush | 788 |
| Frederick Bush | 772 |
| Alice Bush | 749 |
| Alfred Bush | 688 |
| Joseph Bush | 680 |
| Annie Bush | 653 |
| Edward Bush | 652 |
| Emily Bush | 652 |
| Arthur Bush | 635 |
| Hannah Bush | 552 |