Butterwith Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Butterwith Surname Definition:
Of English origin from a place of the name (Harrison). Margaret Butterwith in Edinburgh, 1673 (Edinb. Marr.).
Butterwith Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Butterwith Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Of English origin from a place of the name (Harrison). Margaret Butterwith in Edinburgh, 1673 (Edinb. Marr.).
(Anglo-Scand.) belonging to Butter- with: v. under Butter, and + Old Norse við-r, ‘a wood.’
Butterwith Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Butterwith Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Butterwith is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Butterwith click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Butterwith? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,532,898th most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Butterwith live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.
The last name Butterwith is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 3,714,537. In England it is mostly found in: Devon, where 53 percent live, Buckinghamshire, where 40 percent live and Nottinghamshire, where 7 percent live. Excluding England this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Scotland, where 21 percent live.
Butterwith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Butterwith has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 115 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butterwich | 90 | 1 | / |
| Butterweich | 86 | 5 | / |
| Butterwei | 84 | 41 | / |
| Butterwech | 80 | 0 | / |
| Butterwa | 78 | 2 | / |
| Butterway | 74 | 1 | / |
| Butterbayh | 70 | 0 | / |
| Butterby | 67 | 27 | / |
| Butherway | 63 | 25 | / |
| Butirwa | 59 | 1 | / |
| Botherway | 53 | 250 | / |
| Boutervaya | 50 | 5 | / |
| Boutheroue | 50 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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