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Buss History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Suggested Reading Sources

Buss History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Buss family

The surname Buss was first found in Baden, where the family came from humble beginnings, but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Buss family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Buss research. Another 101 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1320, 1340, 1382, 1425, 1428 and 1863 are included under the topic Early Buss History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Buss Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Buss, Busse, Bus, Buse, Beuss, Beusse, Beus and many more.

Early Notables of the Buss family

Notables with the surname Buss during this period were

Andreas Busse, a property owner in Hildesheim

Buss Ranking

In the United States, the name Buss is the 4,032^nd most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1

Buss migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Buss Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

William Buss, who arrived in New England in 1640 2
John Buss, who arrived in New Hampshire in 1678 2

Buss Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jacob Buss, who arrived in New York in 1709 2
Janis Buss, aged 7, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1733 2
Loduick Buss, aged 11, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1733 2
Mickel Buss, aged 36, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1733 2
Ludwig Buss, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1738 2
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Buss Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jesse Buss, who landed in New York, NY in 1828 2
Adam Buss, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1840 2
Elisabeth Buss, age 35, who settled in New York in 1847
Gerh Heinr Buss, who arrived in America in 1847 2
C J G Buss, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 2
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Buss Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Wilhelmina Buss, aged 19, who arrived in America in 1901 2

Buss migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Buss Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. George Buss, English convict who was convicted in Surrey, England for 7 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Bengal Merchant" on 24th March 1838, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, he died in 1850 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Buss (post 1700) +

James Hatten Buss (b. 1959), American part-owner and former executive vice president of basketball operations of the Los Angeles Lakers
Gerald Hatten "Jerry" Buss (1933-2013), American businessman, investor, chemist, and philanthropist
Jeanie Marie Buss (b. 1961), American sports executive
Amos E. Buss (1814-1872), American politician
Johnny Hatten Buss (b. 1956), American executive
Leo W. Buss (b. 1953), American retired Professor at Yale University's departments of geology, geophysics, and ecology and evolutionary biology
Tesha Buss, American politician from Vermont
Walter Richard Buss, American geology educator in Utah
Jerry Hatten Buss, American real estate executive in California, majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame
Daniel Frank Buss, American environmental scientist in Illinois
... (Another 10 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Buss family +

RMS Titanic

Miss Kate Buss, aged 36, English Second Class passenger from Sittingbourne, Kent who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and survived the sinking escaping on life boat 9 4

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 13th October 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/bengal-merchant
Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html