Butcher Surname

8,488th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67,141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Butcher Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. ' the butcher'; Middle English bodter; Old French bocher. Below are the only instances in the Hundred Rolls and one is that of a manifest foreigner. A few years onward the name grows more familiar.

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Butcher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States29,3371:12,3551,527
England20,0331:2,781368
Australia7,8991:3,418478
Canada2,4581:14,9902,198
New Zealand1,3061:3,467532
Iran9471:81,0808,267
South Africa8111:66,8048,369
Wales7781:3,978430
Scotland4861:11,0161,505
Barbados4501:639173
Northern Ireland2921:6,3191,143
Panama2261:17,3111,227
Saint Lucia2041:876168
Thailand1891:373,74865,615
France1811:366,97654,730
Trinidad and Tobago1741:7,8391,148
Brazil1341:1,597,57052,858
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines921:1,225280
Spain891:525,30425,940
Guyana871:8,7611,376
Ireland821:57,4263,925
Russia751:1,921,641121,498
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Bahamas531:7,392632
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Egypt371:2,484,75048,048
French Polynesia371:7,5891,667
Zimbabwe371:417,25037,018
Mexico351:3,546,46324,778
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Jamaica251:114,7984,448
Guernsey221:2,929767
Cyprus211:42,1374,231
United States Virgin Islands181:6,132931
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
India141:54,790,384527,769
Zambia131:1,219,22530,856
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Hong Kong111:666,8623,581
Norway111:467,48139,375
Belize101:35,5472,218
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
China81:170,915,1968,932
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Angola31:8,996,40511,732
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Macau11:601,6301,582
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland701:63,2844,864
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England12,4141:1,964268
Wales1501:10,456631
Scotland511:73,3964,210
Jersey61:8,6471,503
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,2391:9,5861,226

Butcher (285) may also be a first name.

Butcher Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. ' the butcher'; Middle English bodter; Old French bocher. Below are the only instances in the Hundred Rolls and one is that of a manifest foreigner. A few years onward the name grows more familiar. For these later instances, v. Botcher and Bowker.

William le Bocer, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Baudechon le Bocher, London, ibid.

Simon le Bucher, Norfolk, ibid.

Michael le Bucher. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.

1794. Married — Jonathan Butcher and Mary Ellen Dosset: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

From OF. bochier French boucher), a man who slaughters 'bucks' (he-goats, from OHG. bocch). Goat's flesh was a common food on the continent in the Middle Ages. Gilbert Boutcheour, tenant in Craignathro, Angus, was assaulted in 1590, and Robert Boutcher and Richard Boutcher are also mentioned at the same time (Fordell, p. 23).

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

(Anglo-French-Teut.) [Middle English bocher, Old French bochier (French boucher); orig. 'goat slaughterer’; Old French boc (French bouc), he- goat, O.H.Ger. boc (Ger. bock] The harbour and the bocher, and the smyth.— Chaucer, Cant. Tales, A 2025.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

MIF 281*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) One who cut and sold meat.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The occupation. Le Bocher, H.R. Some of the older forms are easily confounded with Bourchier. In ancient times this was a title of honour bestowed by the French on great warriors! See English Sum. i. 121.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Old Norse, Buðker; from the Danish, Boedker; from the German, Boettcher; from the Dutch, Boddekke; from the Flemish, Buker, Buscher; from the French, Boucher, Bucher; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Butcher Last Name Facts

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

Butcher (Russian: Бутчер) is found most in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Butcher? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,488th most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 108,541 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Butcher are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 524,196th most common first name on earth It is held by 285 people.

The surname Butcher is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 29,337 people, or 1 in 12,355. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 9 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname exists in 111 countries. It is also found in England, where 30 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.

Butcher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Butcher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Butcher surname expanded 560 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 519 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 953 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 117 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Butcher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Butcher surname are 13.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.17% registered with the political party.

The amount Butcher earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.01% less than the national average, earning 259,541 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 82.24% more than the national average, earning R 433,080 per year; in United States they earn 3.04% less than the national average, earning $41,836 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.03% more than the national average, earning $51,685 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Butscher932,546/
Boutcher93931/
Buttcher9379/
Butchert9374/
Buthcher9316/
Butcherd934/
Butchere934/
Butcheer931/
Butchier931/
Buetcher931/
Bustcher931/
Beutcher930/
Bautcher930/
Bucher9243,373/
Butche92178/
Butcer921/
Buettcher8817/
Boutchier8817/
Boutcheur8811/
Buttscher885/
Butschere882/
Bouttcher881/
Boutchert881/
Bustscher881/
Boucher86107,981/
Buchert864,483/
Buscher864,178/
Beucher863,513/
Baucher861,360/
Buchser86886/
Butchee86289/
Botcher86255/
Buchere86212/
Butchey8659/
Buthker8649/
Bhucher8633/
Boutche8627/
Buthcer8626/
Buchier8618/
Busther8612/
Buchear8610/
Butchie869/
Butsher868/
Wutcher862/
Butches862/
Bucherr862/
Butchea862/
Buchher862/
Bucheer862/
Buchcer861/
Bucherd861/
Butcehr861/
Butchée861/
Butsche860/
Butchet860/
Buttche860/
Butxher860/
Buche833,412/
Bucer836/
Boutschert821/
Bottcher802,702/
Bouchier801,591/
Busscher801,146/
Beuchert80991/
Bouchher80977/
Bauscher80741/
Beuscher80693/
Boetcher80623/
Wutscher80307/
Buschert80274/
Bouchere80221/
Bouscher80191/
Bauchert80147/
Büttcher80136/
Bodtcher8047/
Boucheur8044/
Boutchee8039/
Boutchie8028/
Botscher8028/
Bucheire8023/
Boucherd8015/
Bucherre8013/
Bouchert8011/
Bautsche8011/
Butschie809/
Bauchere807/
Boucheir805/
Bouycher802/
Butschet802/
Bauchier802/
Buchheir801/
Buscheur801/
Busthert801/
Bujchert801/
Bouchser801/
Bouthcer801/
Weutcher801/
Bouchear801/
Bouchger801/
Boucherh801/
Boutchér801/
Beuchere801/
Bucherdt801/
Buchertt801/
Boutsher800/
Buchhert800/
Beuchser800/
Baucherd800/
Butchett800/
Bucscher800/
Buscherd800/
Vautcher800/
Butsherd800/
Butschee800/
Boutchey800/
Buichert800/
Bouche779,121/
Busche776,167/
Buchet773,951/
Butcha772,613/
Bocher772,206/
Bauche771,938/
Butzer771,559/
Busher771,544/
Bücher771,474/
Wucher771,351/
Butshe77284/
Buchez77279/
Bukher77255/
Beuche77248/
Botche77244/
Buiche77143/
Butchi77100/
Butker7797/
Buches7774/
Baucer7768/
Vucher7767/
Buchea7745/
Butser7742/
Buczer7742/
Bucere7742/
Butchy7738/
Buchir7738/
Butjer7730/
Buchei7727/
Buthge7724/
Buchee7722/
Buchhe7717/
Buchey7715/
Bucier7711/
Buchie7711/
Boucer779/
Butger778/
Bhucer777/
Bhuche776/
Butzhe775/
Buchge775/
Buched774/
Buthje773/
Buzher773/
Buhger772/
Buchce772/
Buccer771/
Bucshe771/
Buhser771/
Budche771/
Buycer771/
Buchse771/
Bucheň771/
Buhche771/
Buicer771/
Busthe770/
Vutche770/
Boettcher7514,834/
Bauschert75189/
Buchgeher75183/
Bucherová75127/
Butscheid7555/
Boetscher7530/
Bucherova7526/
Wutschert7514/
Buysscher7511/
Busschere759/
Beuschier754/
Boethcher753/
Boucheard751/
Bouschere751/
Bouschert751/
Boutchair751/
Boutchére751/
Bauoucher751/
Bouchertt751/
Bussscher751/
D'Boucher751/
Boottcher750/
Beuschert750/
Buscheart750/
Buce731,812/
Bouchet7129,616/
Büscher7110,493/
Bouchez717,877/
Vaucher713,619/
Bauchet713,127/
Botchey711,981/
Butchai711,416/
Bouchie71975/
Bouchey71857/
Buchche71779/
Bushehr71651/
Beuchet71495/
Botchie71423/
Boecher71388/
Bouchir71387/
Bausher71353/
Boocher71280/
Bouchee71277/
Bucheit71272/
Bussche71212/
Butchui71189/
Butscha71132/
Buttjer71129/
Bousher71116/
Bushert71116/
Bautzer71105/
Butzier7194/
Boutchi7188/
Bouches7185/
Beutcha7173/
Bousche7170/
Boucheu7167/
Butschi7167/
Buschey7165/
Beutjer7153/
Bouchea7152/
Bausche7151/
Butscheidt7151/
Beuchey7146/
Bauchez7142/
Boutcha7140/
Voucher7136/
Buchett7133/
Woucher7130/
Boucier7129/
Beuchee7127/
Busheer7127/
Buttker7123/
Botcker7119/
Boukher7116/
Butkier7116/
Büthker7115/
Waucher7115/
Bushere7114/
Butchis7113/
Butschy7113/
Boettscher7113/
Bauchie7111/
Bautchi7111/
Butchio7110/
Busherd719/
Bouched719/
Bussher718/
Buschei718/
Buchair717/
Bouhjer717/
Büdcher716/
Busscheart715/
Bouchée715/
Bouchér715/
Bhutchi714/
Butshie714/
Butchoi714/
Beusher713/
Buchess713/
Bouhger713/
Bushier713/
Beuchée713/
Buschee712/
Buschie712/
Butchha712/
Bucshey712/
Buschet712/
Buthcha712/
Botchir712/
Bottche712/
Buchesz712/
Bouchei712/
Butchuy712/
Buchird711/
Buczere711/
Bushcer711/
Busheur711/
Butchaa711/
Butchyo711/
Buutcha711/
Botchea711/
Botkher711/
Boucerd711/
Bouchep711/
Boucherová711/
Bouscer711/
Bauchey711/
Bhukher711/
Bhusher711/
Boettcherr711/
Beusche711/
Wuchzer711/
Baucier711/
Bhouche711/
Boutscheid711/
Bocherz711/
Bochier711/
Bukhere711/
Buitcha711/
Buchseh711/
Buchère711/
Buczger711/
Buijsscher711/
Boucheŕ711/
Beutscheid711/
Beucheu711/
Baucere711/
Baucerz711/
Baucheu711/
Bauzher711/
Bocheer711/
Hbouche711/
Butshep711/
Bouchehier711/
Baucheh711/
Baukher711/
Butchay711/
Buitser711/
Buciere711/
Buseher710/
Buichet710/
Busches710/
Bouchse710/
Bushear710/
Wucherr710/
Buchead710/
Buchttcker710/
Buser6713,577/
Bouchair677,697/
Buchi676,463/
Bucha676,406/
Boche674,913/
Buchheit674,095/
Buice672,489/
Bushe672,127/
Buchy671,107/
Bauce671,037/
Buhse67958/
Bucea67943/
Büche67817/
Boukheir67701/
Butze67643/
Bucey67561/
Buger67381/
Buzer67363/
Bujer67322/
Butca67288/
Bocer67233/
Boussher67212/
Bouchoir67206/
Buyce67205/
Bußer67174/
Bucse67170/
Bouschet67154/
Buces67146/
Bouzheer67118/
Bucce67117/
Wütscher6771/
Butje6770/
Bouce6762/
Büsscher6762/
Bukhe6761/
Bouchieh6748/
Bucei6747/
Buxer6742/
Bucşe6741/
Bouchett6738/
Vuche6732/
Boushear6731/
Bauchire6730/
Butci6728/
Butse6725/
Busce6724/
Bouchire6723/
Buchchhe6723/
Boetcker6723/
Boschier6717/
Bhoocher6716/
Buzce6716/
Bučer6716/
Butge6714/
Buché6713/
Vucer6712/
Bootchee6711/
Boucheid6710/
Buchhett679/
Buchheid679/
Bautscha679/
Boettche677/
Bucir677/
Buchaire677/
Boussche676/
Vusscher676/
Bouchech675/
Bucșe675/
Budce675/
Bucie674/
Bauchère674/
Butchaya674/
Buttkejr674/
Bouzeher674/
Boescher673/
Boehcher673/
Botce673/
Busseher673/
Buchí673/
Beuce672/
Boushier672/
Bucheitt672/
Buced672/
Bottsche672/
Bucyr672/
Bouchère672/
Boucheed672/
Buscheit672/
Buchetts671/
Bushcert671/
Buzhe671/
Boukheyr671/
Bousherd671/
Boethcer671/
Bucee671/
Bottcker671/
Boucheit671/
Bouchhir671/
Bucheitz671/
Vauchere671/
Vussther671/
Buyssche671/
Buuce671/
Buschech671/
Busheire671/
Buchè671/
Bucih671/
Bucye671/
Bucze671/
Bucej671/
Bouhchir671/
Bouchihe671/
Boucehed671/
Bouchayr671/
Bouchche671/
Bhautshe671/
Bauschet671/
Boettsscher671/
Buchj671/
Busheart670/
Boetsher670/
Buschett670/
Bucez670/
Bouschea670/
Buschedt670/
Baushear670/
Wucherre670/
Bouchess670/
Bausches670/
Buscheat670/

Butcher Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Butcher in the Russian language
Бутчерbutcer-

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