Buist

Buist is a surname of Scottish origin.[1] It means "homestead."[2] Notable people with the surname include:

* Andy Buist (born 1984), English rugby union player
* Anne Buist, Australian psychiatrist
* Diana Buist, American epidemiologist
* George Buist (disambiguation):
* George Buist (footballer) (1883–?), English footballer
* George Buist (journalist) (1805–1860), Scottish journalist and scientist
* George Buist (minister) (1779–1860), Scottish minister of the Church of Scotland
* Graham Buist (born 1936), New Zealand cricketer
* Grant Buist (born 1973), New Zealand cartoonist
* Ian Buist (1930–2012), British diplomat
* Marguerite Buist (born 1962), New Zealand long-distance runner
* Robert Cochrane Buist (1860–1939), Scottish obstetrician and gynaecologist
* Teddy Buist (1885–1959), Australian rules footballer

## References

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1. ^ Black, George Fraser (1946). The Surnames of Scotland: Their Origin, Meaning, and History. New York City: New York Public Library. p. 113. ISBN 9780871041722. OCLC 1303608. `{{cite book}}`: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
2. ^ Weekley, Ernest (1916). Surnames. New York: E. P. Button and Company. p. 55 – via Internet Archive.

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