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.
People with the Bush name
Members of the United States political Bush family
- Obadiah Newcomb Bush, father of
- * James Smith Bush, father of
- ** Samuel P. Bush, father of
- *** Prescott Bush, senator and financier
- **** George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States, First Lady Barbara Bush
- ***** George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States, First Lady Laura Bush
- ****** Barbara Bush (born 1981)
- ****** Jenna Bush Hager, TV reporter
- ***** Jeb Bush, Governor of Florida 1999–2007, married to Columba Bush
- ****** George P. Bush, real estate developer and investor, Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office
- ****** Noelle Lucila Bush
- ****** John Ellis "Jebby" Bush Jr.
- ***** Neil Bush, businessman, former banker
- ****** Lauren Bush, fashion model and designer
- ****** Pierce Bush
- ***** Marvin Bush, financier
- ***** Dorothy Bush Koch
- **** Jonathan Bush, banker and political fundraiser and his son:
- ***** Billy Bush, radio and television host
- **** William H. T. Bush, banker and venture capitalist
Other people
- Alan Bush, English classical composer and pianist
- A. S. Bush, American politician
- Archie Bush (umpire), American professional baseball umpire
- Bryan Bush, English footballer
- Carol Bush, county judge of Ellis County, Texas
- Charles P. Bush, American politician from Michigan
- Chris Bush (disambiguation), multiple people
- Connie Bush, Australian aboriginal health worker
- Cori Bush, American politician from Missouri
- Curtis Bush, American kickboxer
- Darren Bush, American baseball coach
- Dave Bush, Major League Baseball pitcher
- Devin Bush Jr., American football player
- Donie Bush, baseball player and manager of the early 20th century
- Duncan Bush, Welsh poet, novelist and dramatist
- Edith Bush, American mathematician, sister of Vannevar
- Ethel Bush, British police officer awarded a George Medal
- Garnet Bush, baseball umpire
- Geoffrey Bush, English composer
- George Bush (disambiguation)
- George Washington Bush, black pioneer settler of the Pacific Northwest, Oregon & Washington
- Grand L. Bush, American actor
- Gregg Bush, American politician
- Guy Louis Bush, American evolutionary biologist
- Guy Terrell Bush, American baseball player
- Irving T. Bush , American businessman
- James Bush, American actor
- [James Bush (RFC officer)|Lt James Bush M.C.], World War I flying ace
- Jason Eugene "Gunny" Bush, convicted to death for the murders of Raul and Brisenia Flores
- Jess Bush,, Australian actress and artist
- Joe Bush (disambiguation), multiple people
- John Bush (disambiguation), several people
- Kate Bush, English musician
- Ky Bush, American baseball player
- Leland Bush, judge of the District Court of Minnesota
- Lesley Bush , Olympic diver
- Luis Bush, American Christian strategist-activist
- Lynn J. Bush, judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims
- Marian Spore Bush, American artist and dentist
- Mary Bucci Bush, American novelist
- Matt Bush (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michael Bush, American football running back
- Norton Bush, American landscape painter
- Percy Bush, Welsh rugby union player
- Reggie Bush, American football player
- Robert Bush (disambiguation), several people
- Roger Bush (disambiguation), several people
- Sam Bush, American musician
- Sarah Bush Lincoln, stepmother of Abraham Lincoln
- Sophia Bush, American actress
- Stan Bush, American singer
- Stephen Bush (disambiguation), several people
- Tamara Bush, American biomechanical engineer
- Thomas Bush (disambiguation), several people
- Tommy Bush, American actor
- Vannevar Bush, American scientist, brother of Edith
- Wesley G. Bush, American business executive
- William Bush (disambiguation), multiple people
- Zhan Bush, Russian figure skater
- Zoe Bush, senior judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
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''