Bussard surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Bussard surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,786 people carried this name — #11,327 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 106,400 people counted. That is up 4% from 2,682 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

539 people named Bussard live in Switzerland.

They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Fribourg.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Fribourg 295
Vaud 117
Geneva 65
Valais 23
Bern 15
Aargau 8
Zurich 7
Basel-Landschaft 6

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 251 people named Bussard.

44 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 33 départements, most often Ille-et-Vilaine.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 44
Ille-et-Vilaine 32
Doubs 20
Paris 19
Charente 18
Oise 11
Haute-Garonne 11
Tarn 9
Ain 8

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Bussard in American newspapers,
1878–1915.

Newspaper page from Evening Times-republican carrying the name Bussard
Evening Times-republican 1913-04-15
Newspaper page from Canton Register carrying the name Bussard
Canton Register 1878-10-25
Newspaper page from The Birmingham Age-herald carrying the name Bussard
The Birmingham Age-herald 1915-06-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,641 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Bussard,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jean-François-Marcellin Bussard 1800–1853 · judge
  • Hans Bussard 1863–1946 · stage actor
  • Berthe Bussard 1877–1901 · teacher
  • Emile Bussard 1879–1966
  • Alain Bussard 1917–2010
  • Robert W. Bussard 1928–2007 · physicist

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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