Butterley Surname
Approximately 220 people bear this surname
Butterley Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Butterley or Butterleigh: v. under Butter, and + Middle English ley, Old English leáh, 'a lea.’
Butterley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 139 | 1:400,849 | 27,632 |
| Australia | 30 | 1:899,857 | 54,700 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 63 | 1:386,911 | 23,603 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:1,731,679 | 89,620 |
Butterley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) belonging to Butterley or Butterleigh: v. under Butter, and + Middle English ley, Old English leáh, 'a lea.’
Butterley Demographics
Butterley Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Butterley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Butterley Come From? nationality or country of origin
Butterley is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Butterley? popularity and diffusion
Butterley is the 1,108,016th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 33,125,209 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Butterley live; 66 percent live in Northern Europe and 64 percent live in British Isles.
The last name Butterley is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 400,849. In England it is most frequent in: South Yorkshire, where 45 percent live, Cheshire, where 11 percent live and Derbyshire, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account England this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 12 percent live.
Butterley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Butterley has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Butterley surname rose 221 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 41 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Butterley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Butterley surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Butterley surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Butterley earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.61% more than the national average, earning $46,433 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.87% more than the national average, earning $53,098 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butterly | 94 | 1,555 | / |
| Buterley | 94 | 0 | / |
| Bouterley | 89 | 0 | / |
| Butterlee | 89 | 0 | / |
| Buterly | 88 | 1 | / |
| Butherly | 82 | 0 | / |
| Botterly | 82 | 0 | / |
| Butterli | 82 | 0 | / |
| Butterlip | 78 | 0 | / |
| Butrele | 75 | 1 | / |
| Butterlich | 74 | 1 | / |
| Butterella | 74 | 0 | / |
| Botterli | 71 | 65 | / |
| Bouterla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Botherly | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wuchterle | 67 | 18 | / |
| Butarelly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Butherlia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buttarelli | 63 | 1,670 | / |
| Buttarella | 63 | 48 | / |
| Botterelli | 63 | 3 | / |
| Butirla | 63 | 3 | / |
| Boterli | 63 | 1 | / |
| Vutherla | 59 | 3 | / |
| Wotherly | 59 | 0 | / |
| Butarelli | 56 | 304 | / |
| Boterella | 56 | 1 | / |
| Boutarelli | 53 | 1 | / |
| Botirla | 50 | 43 | / |
| Botîrlă | 50 | 32 | / |
| Botîrla | 50 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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