The Dubuisson surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,004 people carried this name — #24,802 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 294,100 people counted. That is up 15% from 876 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Dubuisson surname
A habitational surname, equivalent to English Bush.
From du (“of the”) + buisson (“bush, thicket”), referring to a dweller near a bush.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Dubuisson» (French), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 2,265 people named Dubuisson.
62 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 82 départements, most often Nord.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 992 people named Dubuisson 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 Hainaut.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Dubuisson,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jean Baptiste Gayot Dubuisson 1660–1735 · painter -
Hubert Dominique Joseph Dubuisson 1735– · politician -
Stephen Larigaudelle Dubuisson 1786–1864 · chaplain -
François-Nicolas Baudot Dubuisson-Aubenay 1590–1652 · historian
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Étienne-Odot Garot Dubuisson 1652–1732 · painter
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Jacques-Charles Renaud Dubuisson 1666–1739 · military officer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Dubuisson.
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