Butts Surname

16,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,908 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Butts Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the butts,' from residence thereby. Mr. Lower says, 'Butts, the marks for archery. In old times all corporate towns, and most parishes, had a provision for this sport, and numerous fields and closes where the long bow was exercised are still called 'The Butts'(Patronymica Britannica).

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Butts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States30,7181:11,8001,468
Canada8801:41,8705,204
England4551:122,45712,342
Australia1561:173,04917,681
Guyana1221:6,2481,073
New Zealand1141:39,7226,688
Wales1071:28,9212,968
Russia971:1,485,805102,006
Trinidad and Tobago441:30,9993,171
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Israel231:372,07130,321
Scotland221:243,35512,191
India201:38,353,269431,471
Barbados171:16,909980
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Zambia71:2,264,27533,397
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3471:70,2467,869
Wales131:120,6475,000
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,1771:8,1301,043

The alternate forms: Bütts (1) are calculated separately.

Butts (86) may also be a first name.

Butts Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the butts,' from residence thereby. Mr. Lower says, 'Butts, the marks for archery. In old times all corporate towns, and most parishes, had a provision for this sport, and numerous fields and closes where the long bow was exercised are still called 'The Butts'(Patronymica Britannica).

1563. Edmund Buttes and Thomasine Bedell: Marriage Lic. (London).

1619. Richard Butts, Herefordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

1 Butt’s (Son): v. Butt.

2 Dweller at the Butts or Mounds: v. under Butt (Anglo-French-Teut. 2)

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) One who oversees and gives commands; descendant of Bucco, a pet form of names beginning with Burg (castle), as Burghard, Burghar and Burcward.

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

The marks for archery. In old times all corporate towns, and most parishes, had a provision for this sport, and numerous fields and closes where the long bow was exercised are still called "The Butts."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Butts were marks for archery. In most parishes places were set apart for this necessary sport which were called "the Butts," - hence, the name was given to a person residing near such a spot, as "John at the Butts."But signifies a promontory, as the Butt of Lewis, an isle of Scotland. Danish, But, blunt, rough.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From the Flemish, Budts, Buedts; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Butts: Near every town and village were the butts, where archery was practised. He who lived by it was “atten Butts.” Some butts had special designation; hence the surname Sowerbutt. Dr. Butts was physician to Henry VIII.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Butts Last Name Facts

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

The surname Butts (Russian: Бутц) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Bütts. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Butts? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 16,868th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 221,452 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Butts are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,032,266th most commonly used forename internationally, held by 86 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 30,718 people, or 1 in 11,800. In The United States Butts is primarily found in: Texas, where 6 percent reside, Ohio, where 6 percent reside and North Carolina, where 4 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname is found in 59 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Butts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Butts has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Butts surname expanded 497 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 131 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 823 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Butts Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Butts surname are 34.19% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.42% registered with the party.

The amount Butts earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 92.08% more than the national average, earning R 456,444 per year; in United States they earn 7.02% less than the national average, earning $40,119 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.69% less than the national average, earning $49,342 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bütts931/
Bautts9133/
Buttse918/
Buttst914/
Buytts911/
Hbutts911/
Boutts911/
Buttss910/
Buitts910/
Buts895,464/
Botts806,495/
Bouts801,192/
Budts80471/
Buttz80248/
Buuts80184/
Bauts8091/
Buths8044/
Butse8025/
Buttc8012/
Buhts8012/
Vutts809/
Butsh804/
Busts802/
Butss801/
Buits801/
Buttx801/
Beuts801/
Buzts801/
Buttsova7712/
Butsch732,101/
Butshe73284/
Buydts7338/
Baudts7331/
Bautsz7311/
Buites737/
Beuttz734/
Butchs734/
Boutse733/
Bautsh732/
Boudts732/
Boetts731/
Butsth731/
Butsse731/
Buttch730/
Beutse730/
Vautts730/
Bootts730/
Butz6717,994/
Bots671,875/
Bautsch67383/
Bucs67227/
Wuts6797/
Butsova6770/
Vuts6738/
Buds6724/
Butc676/
Beutsch675/
Bouytse674/
Bhautse672/
Buitese671/
Buheets671/
Buttche670/
Butsche670/
Boutsch670/

Butts Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Butts in the Russian language
Бутцbutc-

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