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Buss

in the US

There are 7,903 people with the last name "Buss" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

NameRank
Buss 3,523
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  1. is 3,519th most common Clausen
  2. is 3,520th most common Fajardo
  3. is 3,521st most common Ripley
  4. is 3,522nd most common Knudsen
  5. is 3,523rd most common Buss
  6. is 3,524th most common Klinger
  7. is 3,525th most common Lieberman
  8. is 3,526th most common Woodworth
  9. is 3,527th most common Hulsey

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Buss

Robert, John, David, Richard, Michael, James, William, Mary, Brian, Donald

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 the US

Since June 2009
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Robert Buss (86 searches)
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