The Bussy surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 140 people carried this name — #123,064 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is down 4% from 146 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 885 people named Bussy.
17 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 65 départements, most often Paris.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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
179 people named Bussy live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 49 people named Bussy 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 Santa Fe.
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.
Who carried it
People named Bussy,
with a public archive behind them.
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Michel-Celse-Roger de Bussy-Rabutin 1669–1736 · diplomat -
Antoine Bussy 1794–1882 · chemist -
Dorothy Bussy 1865–1960 · writer -
Dorothy Bussy 1865–1960 · writer -
John Bussy d. 1399 · politician
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Jean Bussy-Leclerc d. 1635 · magistrate
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bussy.
- Bussiere 1,365 · U.S. census
- Bussinger 334 · U.S. census
- Bussmann 293 · U.S. census
- Busso 158 · U.S. census
- Busson 181 · U.S. census
- Bussone 261 · U.S. census
- Bustamante 24,536 · U.S. census
- Bustin 509 · U.S. census
- Buston 115 · U.S. census
- Bustos 17,040 · U.S. census
- Busuttil 196 · U.S. census
- But 261 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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