Busse History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Busse family

The surname Busse 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 Busse family

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

Busse Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Busse family

Notables with the surname Busse during this period were

Andreas Busse, a property owner in Hildesheim

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. 1

Busse migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Busse Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Georg Busse, who landed in Virginia in 1642 2
Witten Busse, who landed in Maryland in 1672 2

Busse Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Mary Busse, who landed in Virginia in 1706 2
Joachim Busse, who landed in New York, NY in 1731-1751 2
Elizabeth Busse, who arrived in New York, NY in 1731-1751 2
Hans Ulrich Busse, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1749 2

Busse Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Christoph Busse, who landed in America in 1845 2
Dorothea Busse, age 28, who settled in New York in 1851
F Busse, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 2
Valentin Busse, who arrived in America in 1853 2
Sophia Busse, aged 6, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1854 2
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Busse (post 1700) +

Raymond Edward Busse (b. 1948), American former Major League Baseball shortstop
Fred A Busse (1866-1914), American politician, mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1907-1911), postmaster (1905 - 1907)
Ewald William Busse (1917-2004), American psychiatrist, gerontologist, author and academic administrator
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 3
Ralph E. Busse, American Republican politician, Postmaster at Chesterton, Indiana, 1931-36 3
Earl Busse, American politician, Mayor of Arcadia, California, 1932 3
Charles T. Busse, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Michigan State House of Representatives 29th District, 1998 3
Wilhelm Busse (1915-1944), German Major who received the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross "Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes"
Heinrich Busse (1909-1998), German Major who received the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross "Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes"
Ernst Hermann August Theodor Busse (1897-1986), German officer
... (Another 19 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"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