Buss

See also: buss

English

Etymology

Two main origins:

English metonymic occupational surname for a cooper, from Old French busse (“cask, barrel”).
Borrowed from German Buss, a pet form of the personal name Burkhard.

Proper noun

Buss (plural Busses)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Buss is the 3865^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9177 individuals. Buss is most common among White (95.65%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Buss”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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