Buttner Surname

124,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,660 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

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.

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Buttner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0551:176,37917,695
Brazil5901:362,83813,870
South Africa1431:378,86533,977
Ireland1091:43,2013,310
Australia1071:252,29623,217
Canada1011:364,80832,793
Germany941:856,44161,781
Netherlands801:211,09028,733
Argentina651:657,59145,740
Paraguay621:116,7222,610
England611:913,41146,955
France321:2,075,710171,237
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Panama81:489,0328,962
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3351:149,90713,916

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Teut.) Button-Maker [Middle English Old French boton (French bouton), a button, bud + the agential suff. -er] Henry le Botoner.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) One who made and sold casks, a cooper.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

BOTONER: Le Botoner, H.R. The button-maker.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Büttner9538,114/
Buettner936,652/
Beuttner9369/
Buittner9320/
Bouttner931/
Butner922,616/
Beutner861,485/
Bottner86652/
Buetner8629/
Buthner8621/
Buttney8617/
Bautner8616/
Bhutner867/
Butneer862/
Butnner862/
Boutner861/
Buitner861/
Butnear860/
Buner83268/
Boettner801,351/
Beuthner80409/
Bouthner80153/
Buethner8031/
Biettner809/
Bauthner802/
Büttnerr801/
Buttness801/
Buthnert801/
Botthner800/
Botttner800/
Bunger773,260/
Bunner772,940/
Bugner77904/
Botner77869/
Butnet77357/
Buhner77200/
Bauner77187/
Bunert7754/
Busner7726/
Buttny7723/
Bottne7717/
Bouner7711/
Bütner779/
Bunier777/
Bunere776/
Butney775/
Butnes774/
Beuner773/
Buttna773/
Bhuner772/
Bunher772/
Butnyr772/
Bumner771/
Bhutne771/
Buneer771/
Bunear771/
Buiner770/
Bune733,375/
Bothner711,152/
Beunier71263/
Bustnes7197/
Boutney7183/
Bhunger7163/
Buhnert7143/
Baunier7142/
Buinier7138/
Buinger7135/
Baumner7129/
Vottner7128/
Buihner7123/
Bhusner7122/
Büttnerová7117/
Bounger7116/
Bousner7115/
Bodtner7112/
Bunnert7111/
Buytene7110/
Bounher7110/
Büthner7110/
Bouneir717/
Bungner717/
Bunhert716/
Boetner715/
Bounier714/
Bietner714/
Beuhner714/
Butnett713/
Botnier713/
Baunert713/
Bougner713/
Bunnier713/
Veutner713/
Bouyner712/
Baugner712/
Bűttnerová712/
Buigner712/
Buhnerd712/
Bounere711/
Bounner711/
Baunner711/
Beuneir711/
Beunner711/
Bauneur711/
Bunnere711/
Bunheur711/
Bouttna711/
Bauhner711/
Bahuner711/
Baunger711/
Beugner711/
Butnecz711/
Bunnetr711/
Woutner710/
Bausner710/
Bootner710/
Bustnet710/
Buinner710/
Bouneer710/
Bunherd710/
Bunge6710,345/
Bunea679,053/
Boune674,026/
Boner673,467/
Baune671,677/
Bunei671,477/
Bhune67994/
Bunes67923/
Beune67567/
Buned67413/
Busne67325/
Bunet67272/
Bunje67272/
Buyne67265/
Bunne67241/
Buhne67171/
Butna67151/
Buney6790/
Buneš6778/
Botne6774/
Butny6751/
Bunie6743/
Bugne6742/
Butni6738/
Buune6722/
Buneh6720/
Bunir6719/
Bunez6712/
Bunre6711/
Bunhe6710/
Bunee676/
Buine676/
Buneß676/
Buttenna673/
Buneu672/
Vuner672/
Büner672/
Bóner672/
Bougnere672/
Butnj671/
Bumne671/
Bottenne671/
Bounhher671/
Bhusnesr671/
Boetnner671/
Baunheur671/
Boethner670/
Bustness670/
Bunherdt670/
Busnerth670/

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