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Early Origins of the Bus family

The surname Bus was first found in Baden, where the family came from humble beginnings, but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Bus family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bus research. Another 101 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1320, 1340, 1382, 1425, 1428 and 1863 are included under the topic Early Bus History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bus Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Buss, Busse, Bus, Buse, Beuss, Beusse, Beus and many more.

Early Notables of the Bus family

Notables with the surname Bus during this period were

  • Andreas Busse, a property owner in Hildesheim

Bus Ranking

In Netherlands, the name Bus is the 949th most popular surname with an estimated 2,169 people with that name. 1


United States Bus migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bus Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Daniel Bus and his wife and daughter Margriet, who arrived in New York in 1709
  • Daniel Bus, who landed in New York in 1709 2
  • John Jacob Bus, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732 2
  • John Jacob Bus who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732
Bus Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Francisco Bus, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1850 2
  • Eva Bus, aged 29, who arrived in New York in 1854 2
  • Jannetje Bus, aged 58, who landed in New York, NY in 1866 2
  • Klass Bus, aged 26, who arrived in New York, NY in 1866 2
  • Maartje Bus, aged 18, who landed in New York, NY in 1866 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. "Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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