How common is the surname Bushnell?

5,176 people in the United States had the surname Bushnell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,649 Americans. It ranked 6,542nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bushnell?

Nolan Bushnell, American entrepreneur (born 1943), followed by Candace Bushnell.

Where is the surname Bushnell most common?

Wikidata records people named Bushnell in the United States.

Is the surname Bushnell getting more or less common?

More common. 5,059 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,176 in 2010, up 2.3%.

The surname Bushnell

A surname, carried by 5,176 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B254

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bushnell is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,176 people named Bushnell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 59,649 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,059.

#6,542

rank among US surnames

5,176

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #6,225)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,538	Manchester	5,182	59,580
#6,539	Milian	5,181	59,592
#6,540	Delosreyes	5,177	59,638
#6,542	Leffler	5,176	59,649
#6,546	Berglund	5,173	59,684
#6,548	Cannady	5,172	59,696

Who is named Bushnell

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

86% of people named Bushnell identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.8%
Two or more races 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bushnells

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Nolan Bushnell
American entrepreneur (born 1943)
Candace Bushnell
American author, born 1958
David Bushnell
American inventor (1740–1824)
Horace Bushnell
American theologian (1802–1876)
Thomas Bushnell
American software programmer, born 1967

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bushnell

Bucknell

Bushnell has the Soundex code B254, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B254.

Questions

How common is the surname Bushnell?: 5,176 people in the United States had the surname Bushnell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,649 Americans. It ranked 6,542nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bushnell?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Bushnell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bushnell?: Nolan Bushnell, American entrepreneur (born 1943), followed by Candace Bushnell.
Where is the surname Bushnell most common?: Wikidata records people named Bushnell in the United States.
Is the surname Bushnell getting more or less common?: More common. 5,059 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,176 in 2010, up 2.3%.