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Buss

in Iowa

There are 297 people with the last name "Buss" in Iowa.

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Ranking in Iowa

NameRank
Buss 1,006
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  1. is 1,002nd most common Bright
  2. is 1,003rd most common Oconnell
  3. is 1,004th most common Valentine
  4. is 1,005th most common Barnhart
  5. is 1,006th most common Buss
  6. is 1,007th most common Johansen
  7. is 1,008th most common Law
  8. is 1,009th most common Mckay
  9. is 1,010th most common Poole

Similar Names and Nicknames

Bass, Bussey, Bess, Busse, Boss, Bussell, Bussard, Bosse, Basso, Bussiere

Most Common First Names for Buss

John, Scott, James, William, Larry, Mark, Michael, Nicole, Anna, David

Meaning & History

English: metonymic occupational name for a cooper or else a nickname for a rotund, fat man, from Middle English, Old French busse ‘cask’, ‘barrel’ (of unknown origin). The word was also used in Middle English for a type of ship, and the surname may perhaps have been given to someone who sailed in one. The byname seems to occur already in Domesday Book, where a Siward Buss, and a John and Richard Buss are recorded at Brasted in Kent.

German and Swiss German: from a pet form of the personal name Burkhard (see Burkhart).

Danish: variant of Buus.

Recent Searches for "Buss" in Iowa

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