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 surname Butchers is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Butchers.

How Common Is The Last Name Butchers? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 663,740th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 16,122,889 people. The surname Butchers occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Butchers live; 95 percent live in Northern Europe and 95 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Butchers is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 408 people, or 1 in 136,564. In England it is most frequent in: Kent, where 22 percent live, East Sussex, where 21 percent live and Isle of Wight, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Butchers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Butchers has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Butchers surname 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 bearing the surname is principally 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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