probably from a topographic name
for someone living near an enclosure, i.e. a fenced plot such as an
orchard, from Middle High German bizune ‘enclosure’.habitational name from a place named with this word, in particular
one near Balingen, Württemberg.Americanized spelling of
Bütz(e) (see Butz 2).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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