Butchers Surname

663,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Butchers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Butchers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4081:136,56413,368
Wales201:154,72710,755
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3051:79,9198,609
Wales21:784,20816,349
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Butchers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Butchers is found most frequently in England. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Butchers? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 663,740th most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 16,122,889 people. Butchers is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Butchers are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Butchers is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 408 people, or 1 in 136,564. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Kent, where 22 percent reside, East Sussex, where 21 percent reside and Isle of Wight, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account England it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Butchers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Butchers has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 134 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Butchers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Butchers last name is chiefly Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

Butchers earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 4.03% more than the national average, earning $51,686 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buschers8872/
Bouchers883/
Bauchers880/
Busschers82230/
Bushers8036/
Bochers8023/
Büchers8021/
Botcers801/
Butgers801/
Butkers801/
Boettchers785/
Boukhers75467/
Büschers7536/
Bushears752/
Boschers752/
Vouchers751/
Boochers750/
Bosschers71111/
Boukherss7122/
Vusschers7118/
Bugers7111/
Boukhersh714/
Buzers713/
Boukherse713/
Bhoukhers711/
Büsschers711/
Boucherch711/
Busers711/
Boshers67637/
Boucherche67281/
Bussers67154/
Buysers6734/
Bougers6711/
Boukhersse675/
Baugers672/
Buygers671/
Bushirs671/
Busgers670/
Busears670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Butchers
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