Bush (surname)

The surname Bush is derived from either the Old English word "busc" or the Old Norse "buskr," both of which mean "bush," a shrub, and was probably used for someone who lived in a bushy area.

Variations of the surname "Bush" include: Bushe, Bosch, Boush, Boushe, Busch, Bussche, Buscher, Bysh, and Bysshe.

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

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 (1924–2018), 41st president of the United States, First Lady Barbara Bush (1925–2018)
 * 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, Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office
 * 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 (1931–2021), banker and political fundraiser and his son:
 * Billy Bush (born 1971), radio and television host
 * William H. T. Bush (1938–2018), banker and venture capitalist

Other people

 * Alan Bush (1900–1995), English classical composer and pianist
 * A. S. Bush (1837–1917), American politician
 * Archie Bush (umpire), American professional baseball umpire
 * Bryan Bush (1925–2008), English footballer
 * Charles P. Bush (1809–1857), American politician from Michigan
 * Chris Bush (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Connie Bush (1919-1997), Australian aboriginal health worker
 * Cori Bush (born 1976), American politician from Missouri
 * Curtis Bush (born 1962), American kickboxer
 * Darren Bush (born 1974), American baseball coach
 * Dave Bush (born 1979), Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Devin Bush Jr. (born 1998), American football player
 * Donie Bush (1887–1972), baseball player and manager of the early 20th century
 * Duncan Bush (1946–2017), Welsh poet, novelist and dramatist
 * Edith Bush (1882–1977), American mathematician, sister of Vannevar
 * Ethel Bush (1916–2016), British police officer awarded a George Medal
 * Garnet Bush (1882–1919), baseball umpire
 * Geoffrey Bush (1920–1998), English composer
 * George Bush (disambiguation)
 * George Washington Bush (1779–1863), black pioneer settler of the Pacific Northwest, Oregon & Washington
 * Grand L. Bush (born 1955), American actor
 * Irving T. Bush (1869–1948), American businessman
 * James Bush (1907 – 1987), American actor
 * Lt James Bush M.C. (1891–1917), World War I flying ace
 * Jason Eugene "Gunny" Bush (born 1974), convicted to death for the murders of Raul and Brisenia Flores
 * Jess Bush, (born 1992), Australian actress and artist
 * John Bush (disambiguation), several people
 * Kate Bush (born 1958), English musician
 * Lesley Bush (born 1947), Olympic diver
 * Luis Bush, American Christian strategist-activist
 * Marian Spore Bush (1878–1946), American artist and dentist
 * Mary Bucci Bush (born 1949), American novelist
 * Matt Bush (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Michael Bush (born 1984), American football running back
 * Norton Bush (1834–1894), American landscape painter
 * Percy Bush (1879–1955), Welsh rugby union player
 * Reggie Bush (born 1985), American football player
 * Robert Bush (disambiguation), several people
 * Roger Bush (1918–2000), Australian Methodist minister and media personality
 * Sam Bush (born 1952), American musician
 * Sarah Bush Lincoln (1788–1869), stepmother of Abraham Lincoln
 * Sophia Bush (born 1982), American actress
 * Stan Bush (born 1953), American singer
 * Stephen Bush (disambiguation), several people
 * Vannevar Bush (1890–1974), American scientist, brother of Edith
 * Wesley G. Bush (born c. 1961), American business executive
 * William Bush (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Zhan Bush (born 1993), Russian figure skater

Fictional characters

 * Mel Bush, companion of the Doctor in the television series Doctor Who
 * William Bush, a Royal Navy Lieutenant in the book and television series Hornblower