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Early Origins of the Buser family

The surname Buser was first found in Languedoc, where the family has been anciently seated from very early times.

By the 14th century the family had prospered and branched to Varennes in Lyonnais, as well as to Provence. Throughout the centuries the family became well established in the region of Languedoc and as a noble family of France, the members were confirmed with letters of patent and heraldic cap. They contributed largely to the political as well as the cultural scene.

Early History of the Buser family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Buser research. Another 171 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1655, 1702, 1703, 1730, 1765, 1789, 1792 and 1800 are included under the topic Early Buser History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Buser Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Brousset, Brouset, Brusset, Bruset, Brousse, Broussard, Brouse, Brousses, Brousser, Brouser, Brusser, Bruser, Brussé, Brusé, Broussé, Brous, Broussey, Brousey, Brussey, Brusey, Broussay, Brussay, Brousay, Brusay, Broussai, Brousai, Brussai, Brusai, Broussaie, Brussaie, Brousaie, Brusaie, de Brousset, de Brouset, de Brusset, de Bruset, de Brousse, Broussette, Brousette, Brosset, Brossette, Brussette and many more.

Early Notables of the Buser family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was Sébastien de Brossard (1655-1730), a French music theorist, composer and collector. He was the author of the first musical dictionary, published under the title of 'Dictionnaire de musique contenant une explication des termes grecs et latins, italiens et français les plus usités dans la musique,'...
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Buser Ranking

In the United States, the name Buser is the 12,465th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Buser migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Buser Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Werner Buser, who arrived in America in 1735 2
  • Uli Buser, who landed in America in 1736 2
  • Heinrich Buser, who landed in America in 1736 2
  • Hans Buser, who landed in America in 1738 2
  • Anna Buser, who arrived in America in 1740 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Buser Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Barb Buser, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1803 2
  • George Buser, who arrived in New York in 1838 2
  • A Marg Buser, who arrived in America in 1844 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Buser (post 1700) +

  • Alfred Leo "Al" Buser (1888-1956), American college football player and head coach
  • Martin Buser (b. 1958), American champion of sled dog racing
  • Felix Buser (b. 1957), Swiss Olympic sprint canoer

Pan Am Flight 103 (Lockerbie)
  • Warren Max Buser (1926-1988), American Civil Engineer from Glen Rock, New Jersey, America, who flew aboard the Pan Am Flight 103 from Frankfurt to Detroit, known as the Lockerbie bombing in 1988 and died 3
  • Michael Warren Buser (1954-1988), American Advertising Executive from Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, America, who flew aboard the Pan Am Flight 103 from Frankfurt to Detroit, known as the Lockerbie bombing in 1988 and died 3


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  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)
  3. Pan Am Flight 103's victims: A list of those killed 25 years ago | syracuse.com. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/12/pan_am_flight_103s_victims_a_list_of_those_killed_25_years_ago.html


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