Bush (surname)

The surname Bush is an English surname, derived from either the Old English word "busc" or the Old Norse "buskr," both of which mean "bush," a shrub.^[1]

Variations on the English spelling "Bush" include: Bushe, Bosch, Boush, Boushe, Busch, Bussche, Buscher, Bysh, and Bysshe.^[2]

The Bush family has held a family seat in Yorkshire, Northern England.

People with the surname Bush name include:

Members of the United States political Bush family

• Obadiah Newcomb Bush (1797–1851), father of
  • James Smith Bush (1825–1889), father of
    • Samuel P. Bush (1863–1948), father of
      • Prescott Bush (1895–1972), senator and financier
        • George H. W. Bush (born 1924), 41st President of the United States, First Lady Barbara Bush (born 1925)
          • George W. Bush (born 1946), 43rd President of the United States, First Lady Laura Bush (born 1946)
            • Barbara Bush (born 1981)
            • Jenna Bush Hager (born 1981), TV reporter
          • Jeb Bush (born 1953), Governor of Florida 1999–2007, married to Columba Bush (born 1953)
            • George P. Bush (born 1976), real estate developer and investor
            • Noelle Lucila Bush (born 1977)
            • John Ellis "Jebby" Bush, Jr. (born 1983)
          • Neil Bush (born 1955), businessman, former banker
            • Lauren Bush (born 1984), fashion model and designer
            • Pierce Bush
          • Marvin Bush (born 1956), financier
          • Dorothy Bush Koch (born 1959)
        • Jonathan Bush (born 1931), banker and political fundraiser and his son:
          • Billy Bush (born 1971), radio and television host
        • William H. T. Bush (born 1938), banker and venture capitalist

Other people

• Alan Bush, English classical composer and pianist
• A. S. Bush, American politician
• Archie Bush (umpire), American professional baseball umpire
• Bryan Bush, English footballer
• Charles P. Bush, American politician from Michigan
• Chris Bush (disambiguation), multiple people
• Curtis Bush, American kickboxer
• Dave Bush, Major League Baseball pitcher
• Donie Bush, baseball player and manager of the early 20th century
• Ethel Bush (1916–2016), British police officer awarded a George Medal
• Garnet Bush, baseball umpire
• Geoffrey Bush, English composer
• George Washington Bush, black pioneer settler of the Pacific Northwest, Oregon & Washington
• Grand L. Bush, American actor
• Irving T. Bush, American businessman
• Jason Eugene "Gunny" Bush, convicted to death for the murders of Raul and Brisenia Flores
• John Bush (disambiguation), multiple people
• Kate Bush, English musician
• Lesley Bush, Olympic diver
• Luis Bush, American Christian strategist-activist
• Marian Spore Bush, American artist and dentist
• Matt Bush (disambiguation), multiple people
• Michael Bush, American football running back
• Percy Bush, Welsh rugby union player
• Reggie Bush, American football player
• Robert Bush (disambiguation), multiple people
• Roger Bush (1918–2000), Australian Methodist minister and media personality
• Sam Bush, American musician
• Sarah Bush Lincoln, Abe Lincoln's stepmother
• Sophia Bush, American actress
• Stan Bush, American singer
• Stephen J. Bush, Welsh actor
• Vannevar Bush, American scientist
• Wesley G. Bush, American business executive.
• William Bush (disambiguation), multiple people
• Zhan Bush, Russian/Israeli figure skater

See also

• Busch (disambiguation)

Notes & references

This article incorporates content originally located at Bush.