North German: topographic name for someone who lived by a willow or willow stand from a shortened form of Middle Low German wīde ‘willow’ + busch ‘bush’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Wiebusch family from?
You can see how Wiebusch families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Wiebusch family name was found in the USA between 1880 and 1920. The most Wiebusch families were found in USA in 1920. In 1880 there were 21 Wiebusch families living in Texas. This was about 43% of all the recorded Wiebusch's in USA. Texas had the highest population of Wiebusch families in 1880.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Wiebusch surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1940, Farmer and Housekeeper were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Wiebusch. 48% of Wiebusch men worked as a Farmer and 24% of Wiebusch women worked as a Housekeeper. Some less common occupations for Americans named Wiebusch were Farm Laborer and Teacher. .
Between 1947 and 2003, in the United States, Wiebusch life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1965, and highest in 1983. The average life expectancy for Wiebusch in 1947 was 63, and 87 in 2003.