The Bushnell surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,176 people carried this name — #6,542 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 57,100 people counted. That is up 2% from 5,059 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

80 families named Bushnell, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 469 people lived in those households, 5.9 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 6 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Connecticut 65
Vermont 6
Massachusetts 5
New York 3
North Carolina 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 232 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Bushnell in American newspapers,
1898–1907.

Newspaper page from Hattiesburg Daily News carrying the name Bushnell
Hattiesburg Daily News 1907-06-29
Newspaper page from The Anaconda Standard carrying the name Bushnell
The Anaconda Standard 1898-01-03
Newspaper page from St. Landry Clarion carrying the name Bushnell
St. Landry Clarion 1906-03-10

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 91,742 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Bushnell in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

3,390 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Bushnell. The most, 876, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 4.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 2,632
New South Wales 585
Victoria 71
South Australia 36
Tasmania 30
Western Australia 19
ACT (Canberra) 11
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Bushnell.

Who carried it

People named Bushnell,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Horace Bushnell
    Horace Bushnell 1802–1876 · writer
  • Walter Bushnell 1609–1667 · Anglican priest
  • Hannah Bushnell 1654–1722
  • Elizabeth Bushnell 1715–1742
  • Alexander Bushnell 1739–1818
  • David Bushnell 1740–1824 · military personnel

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Bushnell,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States551 records

551 records of the Bushnell name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 188
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 118
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 111
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 89
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 25
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 18
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Brian Lee Bushnell

    Born 1949; from Tualatin, Oregon. U.S. Navy, aviation structural mech; died in an accident 1970 in North Vietnam. Buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Leland R. Bushnell

    Born 1921 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at Binghamton; clerk from Tioga County. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Hope Cemetery, Newark Valley, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Sarah Bushnell

    Arrived at New York in 1857 aboard the James Gillcrest from Liverpool, aged 24; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 551 records for Bushnell in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia77 records

77 records of the Bushnell name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 44
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 26
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 5
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Bushnell

    Arrived in Victoria in 1889 aboard the Austral, aged 30; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Mabel Irene Bushnell

    Of Malvern, Victoria; died 1979.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Richard Bushnell

    Of Queensland, New South Wales; died 1933.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 77 records for Bushnell in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom11 records

11 records of the Bushnell name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 7
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 4
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Anne Bushnell

    Buried in 1851 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 52.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. Bushnell

    London Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Thomas Bushnell

    Buried in 1817 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 18.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 11 records for Bushnell in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Canada7 records

7 records of the Bushnell name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 6
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Emma Bushnell

    Died 1911 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Archie William Bushnell

    Died in service in 1916.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Elizabeth Bushnell

    Married 1775 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 7 records for Bushnell in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Bushnell name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Alexander Bushnell

    Died 1986, aged 74; buried at Akaroa Catholic Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Sheila Bushnell

    Died 1978; buried at Akaroa Catholic Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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