Bus Family History

Bus Surname Meaning

Dutch: variant of Bos. Dutch: metonymic occupational name from bussemaker maker of boxes and tins or of firearms from (Middle) Dutch bus ‘box, tin, firearm’. See Buss.

Hungarian (mainly Bús): nickname from bús ‘sad’ (from the Turkic loanword bú ‘grief’). Alternatively, it may be from the old personal name Bús, a derivative of the same Turkic loanword.

Czech (Buš) and Slovak (Búš, Buš, and Bús): from a pet form of the personal names like Budislav (see Buda) or from a shortened form of the personal name Bohuslav formed with Slavic Bog ‘God’.

Danish: variant of Buus.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Bos, Buys, Buss, Bui, Bua, Ris, Buus, Busse, Kus, Muns

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8K	Military Records
1K	Immigration Records
15K	Census and Voter Lists
6K	Member Trees

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Where is the Bus family from?

You can see how Bus families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bus family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Bus families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 9 Bus families living in Quebec. This was about 53% of all the recorded Bus's in Canada. Quebec had the highest population of Bus families in 1911.

Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Bus surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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What did your Bus ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Housewife were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Bus. 22% of Bus men worked as a Laborer and 20% of Bus women worked as a Housewife. Some less common occupations for Americans named Bus were Painter and Bookkeeper.

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We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Laborer

22%

Farmer

15%

Salesman

12%

Painter

12%

Housewife

20%

Packer

20%

Stenographer

20%

Bookkeeper

14%

What Bus family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 15K census records available for the last name Bus. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Bus census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 1K immigration records available for the last name Bus. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 8K military records available for the last name Bus. For the veterans among your Bus ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Bus lifespan?

Between 1964 and 2004, in the United States, Bus life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1979, and highest in 1987. The average life expectancy for Bus in 1964 was 53, and 86 in 2004.

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Bus Surname Meaning

Dutch: variant of Bos. Dutch: metonymic occupational name from bussemaker maker of boxes and tins or of firearms from (Middle) Dutch bus ‘box, tin, firearm’. See Buss.

Danish: variant of Buus.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Bus family from?

What did your Bus ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Laborer

22%

Farmer

15%

Salesman

12%

Painter

12%

Housewife

20%

Packer

20%

Stenographer

20%

Bookkeeper

14%

What Bus family records will you find?

What is the average Bus lifespan?

Between 1964 and 2004, in the United States, Bus life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1979, and highest in 1987. The average life expectancy for Bus in 1964 was 53, and 86 in 2004.

Bus Family History

Bus Surname Meaning

56,000 record(s) for Bus

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Top Female Occupations In 1940

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Passenger List

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What is the average Bus lifespan?

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Bus Surname Meaning

56,000 record(s) for Bus

Search for a relative to learn more about your family history.

Where is the Bus family from?

What did your Bus ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1940

Top Female Occupations In 1940

What Bus family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

You've only scratched the surface of Bus family history

What is the average Bus lifespan?

Discover the unique achievements of ancestors in the Bus family tree

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