Butterton Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Butterton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Butterton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1111:501,96431,980
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Wales491:63,1545,613
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England591:413,14224,536
Wales251:62,7373,061
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Butterton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Butterton occurs most in England. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Butterton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 983,245th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,815,061 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Butterton live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 501,964. In England Butterton is most numerous in: South Yorkshire, where 21 percent reside, Lincolnshire, where 14 percent reside and Greater London, where 11 percent reside. Beside England Butterton exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Wales, where 19 percent reside.

Butterton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Butterton has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Butterton last name grew 188 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 222 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 196 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Butterton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Butterton last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the political party.

The amount Butterton earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 37.6% more than the national average, earning R 327,000 per year and in United States they earn 25.27% more than the national average, earning $54,051 USD per year.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Butterton
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