Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English Pronounced Pron. RUSH [key·IPA] Meaning & History Indicated a person who lived near rushes, the grasslike plant that grows in a marsh, from Old English rysc. Related Names User SubmissionRush Categories American founding fathers, bands, Chocolatier characters, Crosby Stills Nash Young lyrics, English nouns, English verbs, green, Interpol songwriting, isograms, plants, quickness, R.E.M. songs, wet, word names