Buttrey Surname

242,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Buttrey Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. 'at the buttery.' The keeper of the butlery, or store for liquor; 'buttery-bar' (Shakespeare). Skeat. Early corrupted to buttery. 'Boterye, celariunt, boteria, pincernaculum': Promptorium Parvulorum.

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Buttrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4461:250,66323,832
Australia881:306,76926,711
Canada531:695,20056,020
England531:1,051,28451,324
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England651:375,00623,176
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

Buttrey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. 'at the buttery.' The keeper of the butlery, or store for liquor; 'buttery-bar' (Shakespeare). Skeat. Early corrupted to buttery. 'Boterye, celariunt, boteria, pincernaculum': Promptorium Parvulorum.

Richard of the Botery, Close Roll, 8 Henry IV.

'The Kitchine, West Larder, Paintree, Butterie, Lawrie, Backhouse, and Bruhouse': Whitaker's Craven.

'To the Drawer of the Buttry...': Privy Purse Exp., Princess Mary.

1530-1. John Butterey and Elizabeth Burnell: Marriage Lic. (London).

1669. Baptised — Mary. d. of John Butterye: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1670. Robert Pargetter and Cassandra Buttery: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

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

(Anglo-French) Keeper of a Buttery [Middle English boterye, ’&c., an assimilated form of Middle English botelerie, a butlery, butler’s place: v. under Butler]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably analogous to Kitchen, Chamber, &c. It may however be a corruption of Botreaux.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Buttrey Last Name Facts

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

Buttrey is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buttrey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 242,504th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,427,428 people. The surname Buttrey is mostly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Buttrey reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,446 people, or 1 in 250,663. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Tennessee, where 34 percent reside, California, where 6 percent reside and Missouri, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 5 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Buttrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Buttrey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Buttrey surname grew 2,037 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 18 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Buttrey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Buttrey last name are 11.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.25% registered with the political party.

The amount Buttrey earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.35% more than the national average, earning $45,889 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.47% more than the national average, earning $52,897 CAD per year.

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Butrey9263/
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Buttree86147/
Bouttry8683/
Buttray8648/
Buztrey862/
Bottrey862/
Buttres861/
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Vuttrey861/
Buttrer860/
Burey831,563/
Butry83199/
Butre8394/
Buttress801,344/
Boutreya801/
Buttreas800/
Buttrech800/
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Buitre77797/
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Butryi77438/
Burgey77382/
Burrey77227/
Beurey77191/
Buirey77182/
Bautre77106/
Buetre77102/
Buttra7796/
Butrei7791/
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Butriy7736/
Butrie7731/
Bottre7727/
Buttri7724/
Butray7712/
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Bhurey7711/
Baurey779/
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Bureyo774/
Bhutre772/
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Butrer772/
Boutre772/
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Butryy771/
Buriey771/
Bureys771/
Buthre771/
Butroe771/
Wuttre771/
Bureiy771/
Burhey770/
Botrey770/
Bury7323,488/
Bure737,291/
Boutres711,641/
Bourgey71616/
Boutroy71517/
Bouthry7166/
Vautrey7158/
Bottrie7152/
Buthray7116/
Butroyd719/
Bhuttra718/
Butress717/
Boutrie716/
Boureya716/
Butrycz716/
Butreas714/
Boureye714/
Budtree714/
Buttras713/
Buitres713/
Burzeya713/
Boutray712/
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Bustrer711/
Buthrie711/
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Buttris711/
Bhureya711/
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Baureyi711/
Bhutree711/
Budttri711/
Bustret710/
Bothrey710/
Bhure6724,863/
Burge6723,178/
Botre676,193/
Boury676,029/
Bureš675,590/
Burry674,349/
Buret674,290/
Boure673,094/
Bures673,048/
Burre672,890/
Buryi672,314/
Buryy671,997/
Buray671,702/
Borey671,524/
Baure671,516/
Butra671,390/
Baury671,134/
Buhre67894/
Beury67698/
Burie67689/
Burei67651/
Burer67585/
Butri67483/
Buttriss67482/
Buire67474/
Burea67448/
Boutreux67429/
Buriy67390/
Burje67307/
Buree67285/
Boutroue67271/
Buroy67249/
Boustred67185/
Bureu67182/
Bureh67175/
Burys67147/
Buryś67144/
Beure67116/
Burye67102/
Bureć6789/
Burez6778/
Buhry6773/
Burzy6763/
Bureś6763/
Buryo6750/
Vurey6741/
Burue6741/
Busry6738/
Buure6729/
Bured6724/
Burae6723/
Botry6717/
Burøy6716/
Buttrich6713/
Boutreis679/
Vauthrey679/
Boureyah678/
Burej678/
Buroe678/
Buryš677/
Boottree677/
Burhe676/
Bujre675/
Buyre675/
Busre675/
Burøe675/
Bhutreja674/
Bhury673/
Buruy673/
Boutress672/
Burze672/
Burep672/
Buttrach672/
Buryd671/
Burhy671/
Buury671/
Bhutraje671/
Bhutriya671/
Wutry671/
Buitress671/
Boutraya671/
Bureï671/
Butré671/
Bustriya671/
Buiry671/
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Bhuireyo671/
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