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Buss

in Tennessee

There are 78 people with the last name "Buss" in Tennessee.

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Ranking in Tennessee

NameRank
Buss 6,516
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  1. is 6,512th most common Bozarth
  2. is 6,513th most common Brasel
  3. is 6,514th most common Broadwater
  4. is 6,515th most common Brook
  5. is 6,516th most common Buss
  6. is 6,517th most common Byram
  7. is 6,518th most common Cambell
  8. is 6,519th most common Chatham
  9. is 6,520th most common Cheng

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Buss

Robert, Judith, Lisa, Thomas, Cynthia, David, Doramont, Jetty, Mandi

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 Tennessee

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Robert Buss, TN (5 searches)
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