Bushby Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Records tie Bushby closely to Busby. At root, the name means “Bushy farm”.

A variant of Busby

Bushby adds “h” to Busby, a small change that crept in as the name was written down. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Related forms: Busbie.

About 226 people in the United States were recorded as Bushby in 2010, placing it 83,226 on the national list.

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