How common is the surname Busch?

17,354 people in the United States had the surname Busch in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,791 Americans. It ranked 2,086th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Busch?

Mae Busch, American actress (1891-1946), followed by Kyle Busch.

Where is the surname Busch most common?

Wikidata records people named Busch in the United States.

Is the surname Busch getting more or less common?

More common. 17,089 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,354 in 2010, up 1.6%.

The surname Busch

A surname, carried by 17,354 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Busch is more common than 98.7% of them.

Origin

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 17,354 people named Busch in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 17,791 Americans. That is up 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 17,089.

#2,086

rank among US surnames

17,354

people in 2010

5.9

per 100,000 Americans

+1.6%

change since 2000 (was #1,935)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,077	Kenny	17,429	17,714
#2,078	Ceja	17,423	17,721
#2,079	O'Keefe	17,414	17,730
#2,080	Shultz	17,395	17,749
#2,081	Cormier	17,377	17,767
#2,082	Bain	17,371	17,774
#2,083	Madsen	17,364	17,781

Who is named Busch

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Busch identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Buschs

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mae Busch
American actress (1891-1946)
Kyle Busch
American racing driver (1985–2026)
Adam Busch
American actor, born 1978
Kurt Busch
American racing driver, born 1978
Jon Busch
American soccer player, born 1976
Charles Busch
American actor and writer (born 1954)
Niven Busch
American writer (1903-1991)
Adolphus Busch I
American businessman (1839-1913)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Busch

Busch has the Soundex code B200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B200.

Questions

Where does the surname Busch come from?: From the German surname, from Busch (“thicket, wood”).
How common is the surname Busch?: 17,354 people in the United States had the surname Busch in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,791 Americans. It ranked 2,086th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Busch?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Busch identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Busch?: Mae Busch, American actress (1891-1946), followed by Kyle Busch.
Where is the surname Busch most common?: Wikidata records people named Busch in the United States.
Is the surname Busch getting more or less common?: More common. 17,089 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,354 in 2010, up 1.6%.