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Position:Home>Genealogy> Wot does the surname BUSBY mean and come from?Question:This is what www.ancestry.com has to say about the name, Busby English: habitational name from a place in North Yorkshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Buschebi, from Old Norse buskr ‘bush’, ‘shrub’ or an Old Norse personal name Buski + byr ‘homestead’, ‘village’, or from some other place so called. hope this helps. Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: This is what www.ancestry.com has to say about the name, Busby English: habitational name from a place in North Yorkshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Buschebi, from Old Norse buskr ‘bush’, ‘shrub’ or an Old Norse personal name Buski + byr ‘homestead’, ‘village’, or from some other place so called. hope this helps. It means 'big hair'. I think "BUSBY" is a surname from the British Isles. Google search should help you find its ancient meaning, f Isn't it the name of a hat? Like the ones that the soldiers at buckenham palace wear? I think its scottish. probably from a dyslexic trying to explain is last journey BY BUS... Busby is a village in Scotland, there was a famous football manager of Scotland and Man. United named Matt Busby, so I'm guessing it's Scottish ! Busby used to be the character that was in the British telecom adverts many years ago. It was a big yellow bird if i remember correctly! |