Butter Surname

89,819th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Butter Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the butur.' 'Buture, the bittern. North' (Halliwell). 'Botor, a bustard. "Ther was venisoun of hert and bors, Swannes, pecokes, and botors." Arthourand Merlin.' ibid. v. Bustard.

John le Butur, Cambridgeshire, 1273.

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Butter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,2401:13,6192,007
Germany1,1291:71,3079,066
United States9911:365,75132,523
England4261:130,79412,949
Austria2701:31,5395,083
Pakistan1741:1,026,68913,173
Nigeria1701:1,042,01643,672
Canada1461:252,36723,920
Brazil1211:1,769,20957,430
Venezuela901:335,6017,420
India891:8,618,712176,377
Scotland801:66,9235,243
Australia721:374,94030,993
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Israel281:305,63026,425
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
El Salvador161:396,4932,687
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Zambia151:1,056,66130,252
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Jamaica91:318,8838,136
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Puerto Rico81:443,7673,219
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
France71:9,488,960336,266
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
China31:455,773,85521,925
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2541:17,4402,125
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2391:19,6732,811
Scotland2151:17,4101,843
Wales301:52,2812,643
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9511:12,7101,638

The alternate forms: Bütter (22) are calculated separately.

Butter (223) may also be a first name.

Butter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the butur.' 'Buture, the bittern. North' (Halliwell). 'Botor, a bustard. "Ther was venisoun of hert and bors, Swannes, pecokes, and botors." Arthourand Merlin.' ibid. v. Bustard.

John le Butur, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John le Botur, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

John Botere, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

1581. Richard Butter, New. Coll.: Register of the University of Oxford.

1786. Married — William Torris and Frances Butter: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

1 the Old Teutonic pers. name Botthar, Bolhere, &c. = lit. Herald-Army [O.H.Ger. boto = Old Saxon bodo = Old English boda, herald, messenger + O.H.Ger. hart, heri = Old Saxon heri = Old English here, army] This name is found in Domesday Book as Boter-us.

2 a nickname from the Bittern (or the Bustard) [Middle English botor, botur, French butor, a bittern; prob. of Latin orig.] John le Botur.—Hundred Rolls 3 a nickname for a Butter-Seller [M-E. botere, Old English butere, Latin butyr-um] N.B.—In addition, in place-surnames this troublesome first element Butter- may be for the North. Diai, English b(o)urtree, ‘elder-tree.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1, 2 [The first element in these pers. names may also be Old English bót = Old Saxon bóta, compensation, atonement, remedy]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Boterus and Botorus are found as personal names in Domesday.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

In the U.S. there are both Butter and Butters. Butter Crambe, Butterlaw, Butterleigh, Butterley, Buttermere, Butterton, Butterwick, Butterworth, are local names in England. There is also Booterstown (in some documents Ballybotter, Ballyboother, Butterstown, and Boterstone) near Dublin, which some say was originally Freebooterstown, from its being the resort of these picturesque desperadoes. Lower says Boterus and Botorus are found as personal names in Domesday; but the name Butter may be from Gaelic bude, a house, mansion, habitation, &c.; or from Anglo-Saxon bode, a messenger; or perhaps rather from Gaelic bod-her, a noble or brave leader. Bod is found in several German names; as Bauto, Maroboduus, Merobaudes, Genebaudes.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Ralph and Sylvester Butor occur in Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

From the Old Norse, Buttr; from the Danish, Butho; from the Dutch, Boot, Buter, Butti; from the French, Buteau; from the German, Buthy, Butte, Butter; in the Domesday Book, Buter, Butor; personal name Roger But in Rotuli de Oblatis et Finibus, King John

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

Butter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Butter (Marathi: बुटर) is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may also be found as: Bütter. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Butter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 89,819th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,364,709 people. The last name Butter occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Butter reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 603,623rd most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 223 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,240 people, or 1 in 13,619. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Holland, where 50 percent live, South Holland, where 31 percent live and North Brabant, where 4 percent live. Besides The Netherlands it exists in 68 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.

Butter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Butter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Butter last name fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 66 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 63 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 94 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Butter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Butter last name are 1.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.61% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Butter earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 35.46% less than the national average, earning R 153,372 per year; in United States they earn 10.11% less than the national average, earning $38,788 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.17% more than the national average, earning $54,734 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bütter9422/
Boutter92330/
Beutter92329/
Buttier9248/
Buetter9218/
Bhutter922/
Bustter921/
Butterr921/
Butther921/
Buttter921/
Buttere921/
Bautter920/
Butte914,888/
Buter914,484/
Bouttier862,883/
Boutteir865/
Bouttesr862/
Buetther862/
Bauttier861/
Beuttert860/
Boutte835,738/
Buster834,395/
Botter834,156/
Beuter832,845/
Bouter831,440/
Buiter831,232/
Bhutte83589/
Bueter83509/
Buttet83397/
Bauter83392/
Butere83362/
Buttie83158/
Butier83136/
Butteh83130/
Buttes83128/
Buther8381/
Bautte8346/
Buttei8338/
Buttee8316/
Wutter8316/
Butthe8315/
Bhuter8311/
Buttey839/
Butted839/
Butger838/
Buttre838/
Buttez835/
Buteer835/
Buitte834/
Buutte833/
Beutte833/
Buteur833/
Buttge832/
Buterh831/
Buhter831/
Buuter831/
Butteu831/
Buttea831/
Bustte830/
Bute8010,901/
Butterová806/
Boutteyre802/
Boutier772,071/
Beuster771,222/
Buchter771,110/
Bottier77785/
Bouttet77378/
Beuther77373/
Beutier77277/
Bouther77268/
Bautier77242/
Buthier77143/
Bouster77141/
Bouttes77110/
Bouteir7772/
Butthep7767/
Beutert7738/
Buththe7737/
Buether7733/
Bushter7729/
Boetter7721/
Bustert7718/
Botther7715/
Bouttie7714/
Bouttee7713/
Butthet7712/
Baustte7712/
Busther7712/
Busterd778/
Buterre777/
Bauttes774/
Bouteur773/
Bauther772/
Buteere772/
Buttess771/
Busteer771/
Buteher771/
Buttett771/
Buyther771/
Buetier771/
Botteir771/
Boutted771/
Bauster771/
Wuitter771/
Bootter771/
Büttger771/
Buthehr771/
Bouttez771/
Beutteu771/
Bhuttey771/
Bouterh771/
Wuttert771/
Bhuyter771/
Butthee771/
Buehter770/
Busteir770/
Bauttey770/
Bauhter770/
Beuttie770/
Butti7318,485/
Bhute7313,553/
Baute737,438/
Butta736,720/
Botte736,414/
Boter733,168/
Boute732,415/
Büter732,207/
Butez731,531/
Butet731,471/
Beute731,241/
Butty731,227/
Buste731,123/
Buted73872/
Butit73680/
Buthe73558/
Butes73150/
Butea73132/
Butre7394/
Butey7389/
Butie7388/
Buteh7383/
Butje7370/
Butej7367/
Butir7366/
Buite7347/
Buște7345/
Buteş7315/
Butge7314/
Butee7312/
Butté7311/
Butei739/
Buttè735/
Buteu734/
Butep734/
Buute734/
Butyr733/
Butyt732/
Vutte731/
Bütte731/
Buttá731/
Budte731/
Wuter730/
Bouthier711,463/
Baustert71852/
Bouteyre71440/
Vauttier71290/
Bauthier71246/
Boutheir71172/
Bouchter7124/
Buterova7121/
Bouterre718/
Boetther717/
Beuthert714/
Buttohee714/
Botteher712/
Busthert711/
Boushter711/
Bouterrd711/
Bouttair711/
Wauttier711/
Buttajje711/
Buttheat711/
Boustert710/
Beuchter710/
Bauthert710/
Bautheer710/
Buisterr710/
Bhutta6717,496/
Boutet6711,975/
Boutej671,044/
Bhuite671,016/
Buttha67857/
Buitre67797/
Bhutti67782/
Boutta67521/
Bustea67404/
Wouter67367/
Boutes67355/
Boutti67341/
Boutit67320/
Buhtep67307/
Bahute67269/
Boutez67268/
Botier67249/
Bauste67246/
Butthi67244/
Boutie67235/
Boette67232/
Beuthe67197/
Bautes67194/
Büther67175/
Vauter67169/
Bottie67164/
Busted67145/
Boeter67142/
Beuste67127/
Bieter67114/
Bautre67106/
Bustes6798/
Buthey6795/
Boutty6786/
Bouthe6784/
Wotter6780/
Bouteu6780/
Bottey6773/
Buştea6772/
Buthit6768/
Bhaute6765/
Wauter6765/
Booter6762/
Buttay6759/
Bustti6759/
Votter6758/
Bother6756/
Buytet6751/
Butire6751/
Boutee6748/
Buchte6745/
Buthet6741/
Bautti6736/
Boutté6734/
Buitta6731/
Buhtta6729/
Boutherre6728/
Buthee6727/
Vuster6727/
Buthge6724/
Buhtti6723/
Buutti6722/
Buteas6720/
Buhtea6719/
Bautta6718/
Boteir6718/
Boutey6718/
Bouteh6717/
Bhutir6717/
Bottei6715/
Buteed6713/
Buttis6712/
Boutir6711/
Boetteher6711/
Butheh6711/
Bootte6710/
Bottea678/
Buites677/
Buithe677/
Buttip677/
Bhuthe676/
Butije676/
Bouste675/
Bhutey675/
Bushte675/
Botthe675/
Butead675/
Weuter675/
Bautez675/
Bhuste674/
Bhoute674/
Buttaa674/
Bhoter674/
Buttit674/
Bustei674/
Budtti673/
Buthje673/
Bautei673/
Bhutie673/
Bustet673/
Bauthe673/
Bautet673/
Budtge673/
Beutty672/
Vutere672/
Bhotte672/
Bhutre672/
Bhuute672/
Boutea672/
Butoit672/
Butech672/
Butesh672/
Bhutee672/
Boutre672/
Veuter672/
Buitge672/
Buttih672/
Butheu672/
Bugyte672/
Boutée672/
Bautey672/
Bautit672/
Bouted672/
Wuiter671/
Buteha671/
Buthea671/
Buttii671/
Buttyi671/
Buutty671/
Bottir671/
Boutheire671/
Bhutty671/
Bohute671/
Beuteh671/
Beutet671/
Whuter671/
Bustir671/
Bautee671/
Bottee671/
Buttys671/
Buttai671/
Voutte671/
Bütger671/
Buştei671/
Buștea671/
Buteah671/
Buthre671/
Buttui671/
Bouëte671/
Boutheyre671/
Boutèr671/
Bhutei671/
Bauteh671/
Bauteu671/
Bautty671/
Bauzte671/
Butiey671/
Butitt671/
Boutaheir671/
Wuttre671/
Bauted671/
Buteis671/
Butait671/
Bautie670/
Bodter670/
Busthe670/
Butett670/
Boteer670/
Bustee670/
Wuther670/
Vouter670/

Butter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Butter in the Marathi language
बुटरbutara-

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