The Busse surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,344 people carried this name — #6,370 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 55,200 people counted. That is down 1% from 5,397 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Busse surname
From the German surname, spelling variant of Buss, itself a pet form of Burkhard. Also from a derivative of Proto-West Germanic *buhsā (“box, firelock”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Busse» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Poland’s population register
444 people named Busse have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 533 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 12 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Kuyavian-Pomeranian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 131 people named Busse live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 118 people named Busse live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Limburg.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 89 people named Busse.
21 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 20 départements, most often Creuse.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
88 people named Busse live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
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 the Nordic population registers
44 people named Busse is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Busse in American newspapers,
1861–1912.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 103,891 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Busse,
with a public archive behind them.
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Johann Heinrich Busse 1763–1835 · pastor -
Karl-Gustav Rudolf Busse d. 1884 · military personnel
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Christian Busse d. 1609 · organ builder
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Cecilia de Busse 1145–
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Martin Busse 1654–1724 · pedagogue
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Johann Gottfried Busse 1655–1707 · barber surgeon
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Busse.
- Buse 1,696 · U.S. census
- Buser 1,899 · U.S. census
- Busi 285 · U.S. census
- Buso 269 · U.S. census
- Busque 178 · U.S. census
- Bussard 2,786 · U.S. census
- Busser 466 · U.S. census
- Bussi 111 · U.S. census
- Bussiere 1,365 · U.S. census
- Bussinger 334 · U.S. census
- Bussmann 293 · U.S. census
- Busso 158 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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