Butchart Surname

167,491st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,582 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Butchart Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Buchard'; compare Burchett.

Walter Buchard, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Ralph Buchard, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter Buchard, Wiltshire, ibid.

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Butchart Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6611:548,34945,358
Canada4791:76,9228,646
Scotland4531:11,8191,589
England4281:130,18212,904
Australia2371:113,90612,650
Mexico1221:1,017,42813,258
South Africa691:785,18453,751
New Zealand591:76,75111,256
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Wales131:238,04114,239
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
France41:16,605,680368,153
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland5801:6,454931
England981:248,72818,134
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Butchart Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Buchard'; compare Burchett.

Walter Buchard, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Ralph Buchard, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter Buchard, Wiltshire, ibid.

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

An Anglicized form of French Bouchard. A family or families of this name appear as tenants on lands of the Abbey of Cupar-Angus in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. William Bowchard had a tack of part of the Grange of Kyncreff in 1450 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 122) In later entries his name appears as Bowehart (for Bowchart 1458), Bouchard, Bouchart and Buschart (1554). David Buchart or Buchert, mason's laborer at Dunkeld, 1512 (Rent. Dunk., p. 125,131). John Buchart is mentioned in the will of Sir Thomas Maule of Panmure, 1513 (Panmure, II, 285). James Buchart, admitted burgess of Dundee, 1608. Nine of the name are recorded in the Edinburgh Marriage Register with spellings Bouchart, Boutcher, Boutchert, Butchard, and Butchart; and there are twelve of the name recorded in Brechin Commissariot Record. There is a Butcharts-land in Forfar Retours (425). Busch art or Buchat (1549) also appears as a misspelling of Wishart.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

An Anglicized form of the French Bouchard.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Butchart Last Name Facts

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

The last name Butchart is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Butchart.

How Common Is The Last Name Butchart? popularity and diffusion

The surname Butchart is the 167,491st most frequent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,822,442 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Butchart live; 47 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 661 people, or 1 in 548,349. In The United States Butchart is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 12 percent reside, Washington, where 11 percent reside and California, where 11 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 19 percent reside and Scotland, where 18 percent reside.

Butchart Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Butchart has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 4,407 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 22 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 437 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 167 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Butchart Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Butchart last name is primarily Catholic (56%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Butchart surname are 6.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Butchart earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 145.37% more than the national average, earning R 583,104 per year; in United States they earn 14.6% more than the national average, earning $49,448 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.04% more than the national average, earning $49,702 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Butchardt948/
Buthchart941/
Butchaart940/
Buchart93776/
Butchar9340/
Butcart931/
Butschardt8926/
Boutchardt8910/
Bouchart881,175/
Buchardt88729/
Bauchart88483/
Butchard88328/
Buchhart88123/
Butchert8874/
Buchartz8870/
Buschart8855/
Boutchar884/
Butchort882/
Vutchart881/
Beuchart881/
Buthcart881/
Buchar861,002/
Bucart862/
Buttschardt8448/
Buttschartt840/
Buschardt82121/
Buchhardt8277/
Boutchard8269/
Buschhart8227/
Bouchardt8221/
Bouschart8218/
Botschart821/
Boutchair821/
Bauschart821/
Buchahrdt821/
Boutchert821/
Busschart820/
Buscheart820/
Buchard802,074/
Bhuchar80996/
Bouchar80800/
Bushart80792/
Boucart80487/
Bochart80299/
Bujhart8052/
Botchar8034/
Buchare8015/
Bukhart8015/
Bucarth8012/
Buchear8010/
Wuchart8010/
Butsart8010/
Buschar809/
Buchair807/
Bußhart807/
Bauchar803/
Buthcar803/
Butchor802/
Bucharz802/
Budchar801/
Buschhardt78143/
Buchartová7814/
Beusschart7814/
Bauschardt7810/
Busscheart785/
Busschaërt782/
Bucar771,946/
Bouchard7584,342/
Bouchair757,697/
Boudchar75898/
Bouchaar75859/
Buzhardt75247/
Bauchard75197/
Beuchard75187/
Busshart75114/
Buschard75111/
Bochardt75102/
Bußhardt7576/
Bushardt7574/
Bouchare7565/
Buchchar7531/
Boechart7523/
Boukhart7523/
Buchhard7518/
Bouchahr7511/
Bouchhar7510/
Boucartt759/
Bukhardt758/
Buchhort758/
Buchaire757/
Botschar757/
Bauchare755/
Bhuchare755/
Butcherd754/
Bahuchar754/
Boschart754/
Bouchatr754/
Bouchaïr752/
Bushartt751/
Bushhart751/
Bouchear751/
Buchahar751/
Buchharz751/
Bouchort751/
Bouchayr751/
Bauhhart751/
Butsaart751/
Budchard751/
Budchort751/
Busheart750/
Butshard750/
Bottchar750/
Bouchaur750/
Buzhartd750/
Buchhare750/
Buichard750/
Buhshart750/
Boucar7111,250/
Bukhar712,903/
Bochar71486/
Bucharová71421/
Bushar71273/
Bocart71172/
Bosschart71150/
Bucard71120/
Bauschard71100/
Bouchaire7188/
Bucharova7163/
Busshardt7154/
Buchor7140/
Bouschard7138/
Busart7136/
Bucair7128/
Bhucar7125/
Bhuchchar7123/
Beucar7121/
Bauchaire7121/
Bujhar7116/
Boutcheur7111/
Buzhar7111/
Boschaart7111/
Vuchar719/
Buchhosrt717/
Baucar717/
Buciar716/
Buchgaard716/
Botcar715/
Boschardt712/
Bujart712/
Butzar712/
Bucsar712/
Bouchards712/
Bouchaair712/
Bucarr711/
Bushheart711/
Busschard711/
Butcor711/
Bouchaard711/
Boucheard711/
Buchhorts711/
Boutzgart711/
Buycar711/
Boechardt711/
Bouchordt711/
Boucharrd710/
Buchchard710/
Bushhardt710/
Baushardt710/
Boucard675,998/
Boshart671,483/
Bouhjar671,481/
Bochard671,189/
Buschor671,132/
Boukhar67868/
Bouzhar67681/
Bushard67607/
Bosschaart67540/
Bussart67269/
Bucourt67158/
Bukhare67135/
Beuzart67110/
Bukhair6747/
Bushair6745/
Bousart6743/
Bausart6741/
Bouchor6727/
Buisart6721/
Bhukhar6718/
Bhochar6717/
Bhushar6713/
Busahar6710/
Baukhar679/
Buchore679/
Buzzart677/
Beusart677/
Budsart677/
Buchhor676/
Bhuchor675/
Botshar674/
Boutsar674/
Buzarth673/
Buzahar673/
Boujhar672/
Vuchard672/
Bukharh672/
Boucharova671/
Bushare671/
Bhujhar671/
Bochaar671/
Vujhart671/
Boechar671/
Boschar671/
Bouzart671/
Bochair671/
Bocharz671/
Bukhaar671/
Buciarz671/
Budzhar671/
Boucarr671/
Bhoucar671/
Baucard671/
Boutzar671/
Butkhor671/
Bocarth671/
Boushar670/
Bochort670/
Bushear670/
Bauchor670/
Bushaur670/
Bushaar670/
Buzardt670/
Buttjar670/
Buchord670/
Buchour670/
Busgart670/

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