Bish Family Crest, Coat of Arms and Name History

Bish Origin:

England

Origins of Bish:

Listed as Bush, Bushe, Busk, Buske, Bish, Bishe and Byshe. It is a surname of English origins. It is not only one of the oldest of all listed surnames in the Old World, but it is also one of the very early names in the modern world, with John Bush, registered as residing at “Elizabeth Cittie, Virginia” in February 1623. The name origin is geographical and acquires from a pre 7th-century word “busc” which is used for an individual who resided by a different brush or plant, possibly meaning someone who lived by a protective wall of thorn and brier trees which is covered by many fields and arrangements. The previous lists consist of Roger atte Buske, also famous as Roger del Bushe, in the Pipe Rolls of the division of Suffolk in 1305, and Roger Byssh, who may also have been the similar individual, in the Fees Court of Suffolk in 1309. Other previous documents from the London Church Registers contain Agnes Bush, who married William Harnson in June 1568, at St. Dunstan’s Stepney, and Anna Bishe at St Martins in the Farm, Westminster, in June 1617. In December 1629, George Bush was named at St. Giles’ Cripplegate. He may have been an old ancestor of the American politicians, George Bush and his son George W Bush, who are of real New England stock, though ultimately from Skipton in Yorkshire.

Variations:

More common variations are: Baish, Bisch, Buish, Beish, Bishy, Bishi, Bisha, Bishu, Bisho, Bishe.

England:

The origins of the surname Bish was found in Hertfordshire where people held a family seat from early times, soon after the Norman invasion of England by Duke William in 1066 A.D. They descended from Aluric Bysch, a Norman, who joined William at the war of Hastings.

The very first recorded spelling of the family was shown to be that of Richard de la Busce, dated about 1181, in the “Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire.” It was during the time of King Henry Lind who was known to be the “The Builder of Churches,” dated 1154- 1189.

Ireland:

Many of the people with name Bish had moved to Ireland during the 17th century.

United States of America:

Individuals with the surname Bish settled in the United States in four different centuries respectively in the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th. Some of the people with the name Bish who settled in the United States in the 17th century included Ursula Bish arrived in Maryland in the year 1641. Robert Bish landed in Virginia in 1664. John Bish and John Bish, both arrived in Pennsylvania in the same year in 1682.

Some of the people with the surname Bish who settled in the United States in the 18th century included Sebastian Bish landed in North Carolina in the year 1737.

The following century saw many more Bish surnames arrive. Some of the people with the surname Bish who settled in the United States in the 19th century included Leonard, Sebastian, and Theobald; all came to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania between the years 1170 and 1851.

The following century saw many more Bish surnames arrive. Some of the people with the name Bish who settled in the United States in the 20th century included Jose Bish at the age of 28 moved to America from Pto Sta Maria, Spain in 1911. Alexander Bish at the age of 26 settled in New York in 1914. Edith Bish and Inez Bish at the ages of 22 and 20 landed in America from Kingston, Jamaica in the same year 1923.

Canada:

People with the surname Bish settled in Canada in two different centuries respectively in 20th and 19th Some of the individuals with the surname Bish who settled in Canada in the 20th century included Mrs. Bish settled in Saint John, New Brunswick in the year 1907.

Here is the population distribution of the last name Bish: United States 3,634; England 667; Australia 382; Canada 176; Germany 336; New-Zealand 111; India 147; Israel 71; Russia 75; Netherlands 151.

Notable People:

Diane Joyce Bish (born May 25, 1941) is an American organist and writer, and main producer and presenter of The Joy of Music television series.

Diane Joyce Bish (born May 25, 1941) is an American author.

Stanley Bish (born 21 May 1951) is an old Dutch football player.

Randy Bish is an American Illustrator.

Blazons & Genealogy Notes

1) Notes: None. Blazon: Or, a chevron between three roses gules
2) Notes: (Stapleton Bish. Founder of Exeter College, Oxford). Blazon: Argent two bendlets wavy gules within a bordure sable entoyre of keys endorsed and united in the rings or.