# Busch (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/busch/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 17,354 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,086 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 17,791 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.6% (17,089 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From the German surname, from Busch (“thicket, wood”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Busch in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Busch in the United States.

## People named Busch

- Mae Busch, American actress (1891-1946)
- Kyle Busch, American racing driver (1985–2026)
- Adam Busch, American actor
- Kurt Busch, American racing driver
- Jon Busch, American soccer player
- Charles Busch, American actor and writer (born 1954)
- Niven Busch, American writer (1903-1991)
- Adolphus Busch I, American businessman (1839-1913)

## Similar surnames

Bosch, Boesch, Bausch, Basch, Busche, Besch, Bush, Buck, Buss, Bushey, Buch, Buse.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.