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 Male Buttner Height
176.13 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Buttner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buttner Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Buttner is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Büttner. Click here for further potential spellings of Buttner.
How Common Is The Last Name Buttner? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 124,538th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,991,133 people. The last name Buttner occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Buttner reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held 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. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 47 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 16 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.
Buttner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Buttner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Buttner surname rose 613 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 3,633 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 407 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Buttner Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Buttner last name are 15.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.95% registered to vote for the 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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