Buttons Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Buttons Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buttons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1061:347,60031,502
United States731:4,965,191254,179
England141:3,979,861125,553
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Buttons (68) may also be a first name.

Buttons Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Buttons Come From? nationality or country of origin

Buttons is found in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buttons? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,121,821st most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 33,738,638 people. The last name Buttons is primarily found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Buttons reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,181,159th most frequently used forename globally, held by 68 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Canada, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 347,600. In Canada it is mostly concentrated in: Ontario, where 96 percent are found, British Columbia, where 3 percent are found and Quebec, where 1 percent are found. Not including Canada Buttons occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.

Buttons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Buttons has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 317 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 60 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Buttons Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Buttons are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Buttons earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.24% less than the national average, earning $33,982 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Butons921/
Bottons869/
Boutons863/
Buttans863/
Buttoms863/
Bustons861/
Butans77183/
Butāns776/
Botons773/
Butuns770/
Boutans711/
Botoins711/
Bottans710/
Buttums710/
Buttams710/
Buttance670/
Botans629/
Vutans626/
Butunce574/
Wootons572/
Bustams571/
Butanch571/
Butunze571/
Wutonze571/
Bothans570/
Bustance5356/
Butanche5323/
Wuitonze531/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Buttons
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