Buttner Surname
Approximately 3,660 people bear this surname
Buttner Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the buttoner' i.e. a maker of buttons. Middle English boton; Old French boton.
Reginald le Botaner, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Henry le Botoner, London, ii)id.
Richard le Botyner.
Read More About This SurnameButtner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,055 | 1:176,379 | 17,695 |
| Brazil | 590 | 1:362,838 | 13,870 |
| South Africa | 143 | 1:378,865 | 33,977 |
| Ireland | 109 | 1:43,201 | 3,310 |
| Australia | 107 | 1:252,296 | 23,217 |
| Canada | 101 | 1:364,808 | 32,793 |
| Germany | 94 | 1:856,441 | 61,781 |
| Netherlands | 80 | 1:211,090 | 28,733 |
| Argentina | 65 | 1:657,591 | 45,740 |
| Paraguay | 62 | 1:116,722 | 2,610 |
| England | 61 | 1:913,411 | 46,955 |
| France | 32 | 1:2,075,710 | 171,237 |
| Spain | 25 | 1:1,870,081 | 51,392 |
| New Zealand | 25 | 1:181,133 | 19,287 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| Mexico | 13 | 1:9,548,170 | 38,962 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Panama | 8 | 1:489,032 | 8,962 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 335 | 1:149,907 | 13,916 |
The alternate forms: Büttner (38,114) are calculated separately.
Buttner Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the buttoner' i.e. a maker of buttons. Middle English boton; Old French boton.
Reginald le Botaner, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Henry le Botoner, London, ii)id.
Richard le Botyner. Rolls of Parliament.
Lawrence le Botaner. Munimenta Gildhallæ Londoniensis.
(Anglo-French-Teut.) Button-Maker [Middle English Old French boton (French bouton), a button, bud + the agential suff. -er] Henry le Botoner.—Hundred Rolls
(German) One who made and sold casks, a cooper.
BOTONER: Le Botoner, H.R. The button-maker.
Buttner Demographics
Average Buttner Salary in
United States
$47,917 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Buttner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buttner Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Buttner is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur as a variant: Büttner. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buttner? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 124,538th most numerous surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,991,133 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Buttner live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America.
Buttner is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,055 people, or 1 in 176,379. In The United States Buttner is most numerous in: Nevada, where 36 percent are found, New York, where 7 percent are found and Maryland, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States Buttner exists in 47 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 16 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.
Buttner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Buttner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Buttner surname expanded 613 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 3,633 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 407 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Buttner Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Buttner surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Buttner last name are 15.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.95% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Buttner earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 108.95% more than the national average, earning R 496,548 per year; in United States they earn 11.05% more than the national average, earning $47,917 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.12% more than the national average, earning $49,743 CAD per year.
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Buttner Reference & Research
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