Buschmann

English

Proper noun

Buschmann (plural Buschmanns)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Buschmann is the 26042^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 941 individuals. Buschmann is most common among White (94.16%) individuals.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbʊʃˌman]

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• Hyphenation: Busch‧mann

Etymology 1

From Busch +‎ Mann, a calque of Dutch Bosjesman.

Noun

Buschmann m (strong, genitive Buschmanns or Buschmannes, plural Buschleute or Buschmänner, feminine Buschfrau or Buschmännin)

1. Bushman, San

   Synonyms: San, (derogatory) Hottentotte

Declension

Declension of Buschmann [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Buschmann	die	Buschleute, Buschmänner
genitive	eines	des	Buschmanns, Buschmannes	der	Buschleute, Buschmänner
dative	einem	dem	Buschmann, Buschmanne1	den	Buschleuten, Buschmännern
accusative	einen	den	Buschmann	die	Buschleute, Buschmänner

¹Now rare, see notes.

Etymology 2

Distribution of people named Buschmann in Germany

Equivalent to Busch +‎ Mann, referring to someone who lived near a bush or forest.

Proper noun

Buschmann m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Buschmanns or (with an article) Buschmann, plural Buschmanns or Buschmann or (informal) Buschmänner)

1. a surname

Related terms

• Buschhaus, Buschhoff, Buschner, Büscher
• Feldbusch, Heidbusch, Drebusch, Niebusch, Steinbusch
• Bachmann, Bergmann, Feldmann, Hoffmann
• Stratmann, Veltmann, Waldmann, Zimmermann