How common is the surname Bushman?

4,981 people in the United States had the surname Bushman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,985 Americans. It ranked 6,771st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bushman?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Bushman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Bushman?

Francis X. Bushman, American actor, director, and writer (1883-1966), followed by Francis X. Bushman, Jr..

Where is the surname Bushman most common?

Wikidata records people named Bushman in the United States.

Is the surname Bushman getting more or less common?

More common. 4,566 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,981 in 2010, up 9.1%.

The surname Bushman

A surname, carried by 4,981 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B255

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bushman is more common than 95.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,981 people named Bushman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 61,985 Americans. That is up 9.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,566.

#6,771

rank among US surnames

4,981

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+9.1%

change since 2000 (was #6,800)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,765	Crumpton	4,985	61,935
#6,766	Viveros	4,983	61,960
#6,769	Musgrave	4,982	61,972
#6,771	Bushman	4,981	61,985
#6,773	Cobos	4,980	61,997

Who is named Bushman

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

93% of people named Bushman identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.9%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bushmans

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Francis X. Bushman
American actor, director, and writer (1883-1966)
Francis X. Bushman, Jr.
American actor (1903-1978)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bushman

Bushman has the Soundex code B255, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B255.

Questions

How common is the surname Bushman?: 4,981 people in the United States had the surname Bushman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,985 Americans. It ranked 6,771st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bushman?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Bushman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Bushman?: Francis X. Bushman, American actor, director, and writer (1883-1966), followed by Francis X. Bushman, Jr..
Where is the surname Bushman most common?: Wikidata records people named Bushman in the United States.
Is the surname Bushman getting more or less common?: More common. 4,566 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,981 in 2010, up 9.1%.