Button Surname
Approximately 23,502 people bear this surname
Button Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Button,' probably, as suggested by Mr. Lower, an early variant of Bitton, a parish in Gloucestershire.
John de Buttone, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
For another John of this name, v.
Read More About This SurnameButton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,769 | 1:37,103 | 4,598 |
| England | 6,114 | 1:9,113 | 1,329 |
| Australia | 3,255 | 1:8,294 | 1,228 |
| Canada | 1,766 | 1:20,864 | 2,876 |
| South Africa | 972 | 1:55,738 | 7,081 |
| Wales | 388 | 1:7,976 | 886 |
| New Zealand | 359 | 1:12,614 | 2,199 |
| Israel | 297 | 1:28,814 | 4,138 |
| Scotland | 70 | 1:76,483 | 5,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 53 | 1:291,288 | 29,631 |
| Indonesia | 43 | 1:3,075,563 | 171,061 |
| Germany | 42 | 1:1,916,797 | 106,618 |
| Spain | 35 | 1:1,335,772 | 43,485 |
| Belgium | 31 | 1:370,859 | 40,209 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Northern Ireland | 25 | 1:73,801 | 5,249 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| United Arab Emirates | 16 | 1:572,642 | 23,583 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Afghanistan | 12 | 1:2,679,432 | 17,028 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:8,582 | 1,778 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,468 | 1:7,029 | 1,091 |
| Wales | 79 | 1:19,853 | 1,156 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:197,011 | 7,414 |
| Guernsey | 9 | 1:3,628 | 639 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:9,045 | 877 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,925 | 1:17,169 | 2,188 |
Button (280) may also be a first name.
Button Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Button,' probably, as suggested by Mr. Lower, an early variant of Bitton, a parish in Gloucestershire.
John de Buttone, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
For another John of this name, v. ibid.
1568. Ambrose Button, Wiltshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1578-9. Henry Button, Wiltshire: ibid.
1580- Richard Button, Staffordshire: ibid.
1683-4. Robert Smyth and Ann Button: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).
(A. - French - Teutonic) 1 metonymic for Buttoner, Buttner, q.v.
2 the French Buton, Botton, &c.: v. under Butt (Anglo-French-Teut.)i and + the diminutive suff. -on, Latin -on-em.
(English) One who came from Bitton (homestead on Boyd River), in Gloucestershire.
The pedigree of the Hampshire family was traced to the XIII. cent. as De Button; and as it was sometimes spelt Bitton it may have been derived from the parish of Bitton, co. Gloucester. In Sussex, Burton is often pronounced Button.
This is doubtless a local name. The pedigree of the Hampshire family is found written De Button, and Lower says it was sometimes spelt Bitton, and may be derived from the parish of Bitton co. Gloucester; and that in Sussex Burton is often pronounced Button.
From the French, Boutin, Bouton, Butant; a personal name.
Button: Buttoner - a maker of buttons.
Button Demographics
Average Button Salary in
United States
$44,666 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Button Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Button Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Button occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Button? popularity and diffusion
It is the 23,077th most widespread last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 310,082 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Button reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 39 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 530,161st most common first name internationally It is held by 280 people.
The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 9,769 people, or 1 in 37,103. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 6 percent live, Florida, where 6 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 5 percent live. Apart from The United States it occurs in 77 countries. It is also common in England, where 26 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.
Button Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Button has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 334 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 176 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 491 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 368 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 56 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Button Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Button surname is principally Anglican (56%) in Ireland.
In The United States Button are 23.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.88% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Button earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 22.04% more than the national average, earning R 290,016 per year; in United States they earn 3.52% more than the national average, earning $44,666 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.56% more than the national average, earning $49,960 CAD per year.
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Button Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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