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Where Does The Last Name Butterworth Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Butterworth has its highest incidence in England. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Butterworth? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 22,003^rd most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 294,863 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Butterworth are found; 48 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in British Isles. Butterworth is also the 1,874,099^th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 31 people.

The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 11,271 people, or 1 in 4,943. In England it is most frequent in: Greater Manchester, where 24 percent reside, Lancashire, where 11 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 10 percent reside. Not including England this surname occurs in 70 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Australia, where 16 percent reside.

Butterworth Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Butterworth has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 105 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 432 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,671 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 456 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 467 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Butterworth Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Butterworth last name is chiefly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Butterworth surname are 14.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.84% registered with the party.

The amount Butterworth earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 68.68% more than the national average, earning 583,756 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 60.81% more than the national average, earning R 382,140 per year; in United States they earn 8.79% more than the national average, earning $46,940 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.31% more than the national average, earning $52,816 CAD per year.