Buist is a surname of Scottish origin. It means "homestead." Notable people with the surname include:
- Andy Buist (born 1984), English rugby union player
- Anne Buist, Australian psychiatrist
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- Weekley, Ernest (1916). Surnames. New York: E. P. Button and Company. p. 55 – via Internet Archive.
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