Bottner Surname

503,825th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 652 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Chile

Bottner Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the buttoner' i.e. a maker of buttons. Middle English boton; Old French boton.

Reginald le Botaner, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry le Botoner, London, ii)id.

Richard le Botyner.

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Bottner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2971:1,220,40086,581
Germany1811:444,78239,627
Chile571:309,0618,852
France321:2,075,710171,237
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
England51:11,143,612252,590
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

The alternate forms: Böttner (3,113) are calculated separately.

Bottner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the buttoner' i.e. a maker of buttons. Middle English boton; Old French boton.

Reginald le Botaner, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry le Botoner, London, ii)id.

Richard le Botyner. Rolls of Parliament.

Lawrence le Botaner. Munimenta Gildhallæ Londoniensis.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

BOTONER: Le Botoner, H.R. The button-maker.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Bottner Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bottner Come From? nationality or country of origin

Bottner is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Böttner. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bottner? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 503,825th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 11,177,218 people. Bottner occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Bottner reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 297 people, or 1 in 1,220,400. In The United States it is primarily found in: Maryland, where 24 percent reside, Illinois, where 11 percent reside and New York, where 10 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 28 percent reside and Chile, where 9 percent reside.

Bottner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bottner has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 743 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bottner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bottner last name are 2.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.77% registered with the political party.

The amount Bottner earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 23.12% more than the national average, earning $53,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.05% more than the national average, earning $57,161 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Böttner953,113/
Boettner931,351/
Bouttner931/
Botthner930/
Botttner930/
Botner92869/
Bottne9217/
Büttner8638,114/
Buttner863,660/
Bothner861,152/
Bettner86638/
Bostner8643/
Boytner8635/
Vottner8628/
Battner8625/
Bodtner8612/
Boetner865/
Botnier863/
Boutner861/
Bãttner861/
Bootner860/
Boitner860/
Boner833,467/
Botne8374/
Bouthner80153/
Beuttner8069/
Beettner8021/
Buittner8020/
Bottenne801/
Boetnner801/
Baettner801/
Voittner801/
Büttnerr801/
Boethner800/
Bonner7761,343/
Bogner7713,566/
Bohner774,506/
Butner772,616/
Bonert77636/
Bonier77468/
Bosner77249/
Betner77196/
Bonger77194/
Boyner77153/
Bonere77109/
Bonerz7793/
Booner7788/
Bothne7780/
Batner7756/
Botney7740/
Boiner7732/
Bonear7720/
Bötner7712/
Bouner7711/
Bütner779/
Bojner777/
Boneur776/
Bonher774/
Bhoner772/
Bootne772/
Boneer772/
Buoner771/
Botnea771/
Boneir771/
Votner771/
Wotner771/
Bonerd771/
Bottni771/
Bãtner771/
Botnăr771/
Bonerr770/
Bone7354,213/
Bonheur7134,454/
Bonnier715,021/
Beutner711,485/
Boigner71313/
Botenne71295/
Bonnert71208/
Boinier71126/
Bonneur71114/
Bonhert71101/
Boutney7183/
Bongner7163/
Boitene7153/
Beetner7143/
Wattner7137/
Wostner7133/
Buthner7121/
Bautner7116/
Bounger7116/
Bousner7115/
Boisner7113/
Bognear7112/
Bounher7110/
Büthner7110/
Bouneir717/
Bhutner717/
Vostner717/
Booneur716/
Bounier714/
Åbotnes714/
Botness714/
Böthner714/
Bojnert714/
Boohner713/
Bougner713/
Bhonger713/
Bohnner712/
Boogner712/
Butneer712/
Butnner712/
Bohneur712/
Bounere711/
Bounner711/
Bonerdt711/
Bongeer711/
Boysner711/
Bonnerr711/
Boonejr711/
Betneur711/
Wootner711/
Buitner711/
Boonier711/
Boinert711/
Boneard711/
Bonheir711/
Bonhere711/
Bonerth711/
Bonnetr711/
Boinger711/
Boinher711/
Botnair711/
Bouttna711/
Bhatner711/
Boitney711/
Booneir711/
Bonerre711/
Woutner710/
Boneher710/
Bohnier710/
Boonner710/
Bohnger710/
Butnear710/
Bouneer710/
Boynger710/
Bonnear710/
Boone6786,405/
Bonet6724,407/
Bonne6710,350/
Bones6710,018/
Bohne678,588/
Boney676,866/
Boyne674,872/
Boune674,026/
Bonge672,930/
Bhone672,322/
Bogne671,706/
Bonea671,437/
Boned671,314/
Baner67899/
Bonje67846/
Boine67755/
Bonie67590/
Boneu67529/
Beuthner67409/
Bomne67342/
Bonee67333/
Bonez67306/
Boneh67283/
Boneß67178/
Voner67175/
Bonei67126/
Bosne67114/
Bonir6791/
Bonér6773/
Bohnerth6744/
Bonnerre6742/
Batne6732/
Boothney6721/
Botna6717/
Bonre6716/
Boonnetr6713/
Bojne6711/
Buone679/
Botni679/
Boneš678/
Bonhe676/
Bonnheur676/
Bonnettr672/
Bauthner672/
Bóner672/
Bhonneur672/
Bougnere672/
Boëne672/
Botny671/
Bottenna671/
Bounhher671/
Bonneard671/
Bohnnert671/
Bohnnger671/
Bohynert671/
Boitnett671/
Bhatnger671/
Vochtner671/
Wojtener671/
Bonjr671/
Bonneire671/
Bonțe671/
Boñne671/
Boosthne671/
Wattnier671/
Buthnert671/
Boonnert671/
Boonhere671/

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