How common is the surname Bushell?

1,073 people in the United States had the surname Bushell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 287,740 Americans. It ranked 23,634th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bushell?

Anthony Bushell, actor (1904–1997).

Where is the surname Bushell most common?

Wikidata records people named Bushell in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Bushell getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,089 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,073 in 2010, down 1.5%.

The surname Bushell

A surname, carried by 1,073 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B240

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bushell is more common than 85.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,073 people named Bushell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 287,740 Americans. That is down 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,089.

#23,634

rank among US surnames

1,073

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-1.5%

change since 2000 (was #22,143)

Who is named Bushell

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

80% of people named Bushell identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 1.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bushells

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Anthony Bushell
Actor (1904–1997)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bushell

Bushell has the Soundex code B240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B240.

Questions

How common is the surname Bushell?: 1,073 people in the United States had the surname Bushell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 287,740 Americans. It ranked 23,634th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bushell?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Bushell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bushell?: Anthony Bushell, actor (1904–1997).
Where is the surname Bushell most common?: Wikidata records people named Bushell in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Is the surname Bushell getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,089 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,073 in 2010, down 1.5%.