Bush History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The ancestors of the Bush surname lived among the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. The name comes from when they lived by a bush. The surname Bush is derived from the Old English words busk and busche, which both are ultimately derived from the Old English word busc, which means bush. “This word, now applied to a low thick tree, formerly meant a whole wood or grove.” 1

Early Origins of the Bush family

The surname Bush was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times.