Busse History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Busse is an Anglo-Saxon name. The name was originally given to a cooper, someone who made barrels or casks. The surname Busse was originally derived from the Old French word busse, which means cask. 1 Bus is a place name in northern France. 2 From this, some sources extend the meaning to be "dweller at a wood or thicket." 3 4

Another source claims the name means "a stount man," and notes " Sivard Buss occurs in Domesday Book and there were Norsemen and Norsewomen called respectively Buss and Bussa. Hence would come the Old Norse bustinn, burly-our name Bustin." 5

Early Origins of the Busse family

The surname Busse was first found in Norfolk, where Walter Buse was recorded in the Pipe Rolls of 1195. A few years later in 1220, the Curia Regis Rolls for Berkshire recorded Richard Busse. 1

The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 included entries for Matilda Bus, Oxfordshire; and Robertus Busse, Devon. Later the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 included Adam Busse; and Willelmus de Busse. 4

Early History of the Busse family

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Busse Spelling Variations

One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Busse has appeared include Buss, Busse, Bus, Buse and others.

Early Notables of the Busse family

Notables of this surname at this time include: Robert William Buss (1804-1875), a prominent subject painter. He was born in London on 4 Aug. 1804. He served an apprenticeship with his father, who was an engraver and enameller, and then studied painting under George Clint, A.R.A. For some years he confined himself to painting theatrical portraits, and many of the leading actors of the day sat to him, including Macready, Harley, Buckstone, Miss...
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Busse Ranking

In the United States, the name Busse is the 6,661^st most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 6

Busse migration to the United States +

At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Busse arrived in North America very early:

Busse Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Georg Busse, who landed in Virginia in 1642 7
Witten Busse, who landed in Maryland in 1672 7

Busse Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Mary Busse, who landed in Virginia in 1706 7
Joachim Busse, who landed in New York, NY in 1731-1751 7
Elizabeth Busse, who arrived in New York, NY in 1731-1751 7
Hans Ulrich Busse, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1749 7

Busse Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Christoph Busse, who landed in America in 1845 7
Dorothea Busse, age 28, who settled in New York in 1851
F Busse, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 7
Valentin Busse, who arrived in America in 1853 7
Sophia Busse, aged 6, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1854 7
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Contemporary Notables of the name Busse (post 1700) +

Ewald William Busse, American psychiatrist
Fred Busse, American politician, mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1907-1911)
William Busse (b. 1864), American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1908 (alternate), 1916, 1924 (alternate), 1932, 1940, 1944; Village President of Mt. Prospect, Illinois, 1925 8
Ralph E. Busse, American Republican politician, Postmaster at Chesterton, Indiana, 1931-36 8
Fred A. Busse (1866-1914), American Republican politician, Illinois State Treasurer, 1903-05; Member of Illinois Republican State Committee, 1905; Postmaster at Chicago, Illinois, 1905-07; Mayor of Chicago, Illinois, 1907-11 8
Earl Busse, American politician, Mayor of Arcadia, California, 1932 8
Charles T. Busse, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Michigan State House of Representatives 29th District, 1998 8
Henry Busse (1894-1955), German Jazz trumpet player
Theodor Busse (1897-1986), German army General in the Wehrmacht Army in World War II

Citations +

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Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html