Explore the Family Name Pusch

The meaning of Pusch

1. South German: topographic name, a variant of Busch ‘bush, copse’. 2. East German: habitational name from Pusch in Silesia. Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Benno, Christoph, Fritz, Horst, Kurt, Otto, Siegfried, Wolfgang.

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How common is the last name Pusch in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Pusch has shown a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Pusch held the rank of 45,227 and by 2010, it slipped to 48,530, marking an overall decline of 7.3%. The count of people with the Pusch surname also declined from 446 in 2000 to 435 in 2010, which equates to a drop of 2.47%. This change is reflected in the proportion per 100,000 people, which decreased by 11.76% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,227	#48,530	-7.3%
Count	446	435	-2.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.15	-11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pusch

When focusing on the ethnic identity of individuals bearing the Pusch surname, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals certain shifts between 2000 and 2010. Most notably, the percentage of individuals identified as White increased from 92.15% to 94.25%. In contrast, the proportion of those identifying as Hispanic saw a decrease of 15.49%, moving from 3.81% to 3.22%. The small percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native increased slightly by 2.68%. Interestingly, there were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year. Furthermore, the percentage of those claiming two or more races dropped to zero in 2010 from 2.47% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.15%	94.25%	2.28%
Hispanic	3.81%	3.22%	-15.49%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.12%	1.15%	2.68%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.47%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%