The bushong Surname
bushong Name Meaning and History
- Americanized spelling of French Bouchon, a habitational name from a place in Somme, so named with the personal name Buccius + Gallic duros ‘fortress’, or a topographic name for someone who lived in an area of bushes, from Old French bousche ‘bush’.
- Possibly an altered spelling of German Buschang, which is of Slavic origin (see Bushek).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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