Sourbutts Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Sourbutts Surname Definition:
This looks very like a nickname. A brewer of bad beer would easily acquire the title. Nevertheless, it may be but a compound of butt, a mark to shoot at, and represent some long-forgotten spot. It is a Lancashire surname, and is still familiar to that county.
Read More About This SurnameSourbutts Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 86 | 1:647,884 | 37,755 |
| Wales | 23 | 1:134,545 | 9,804 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 133 | 1:183,273 | 15,057 |
Sourbutts Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This looks very like a nickname. A brewer of bad beer would easily acquire the title. Nevertheless, it may be but a compound of butt, a mark to shoot at, and represent some long-forgotten spot. It is a Lancashire surname, and is still familiar to that county. It sprang up in the neighbourhood of Preston.
Robert Sowerbutts, 1682: Preston Guild Rolls.
James Sowerbutts, 1682: ibid.
The earlier form is found in the following:
William Sowerbutt, of Cadate Field (Preston), 1559. Cecilia Sorbutt, of Chepyn, 1562.
In the same record a hundred years later appears:
Arthur Sowerbutts, of Ribchester (near Preston), 1676: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
= Sowerbutts, q.v.
Sourbutts Demographics
Average Sourbutts Salary in
England
£24,170
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Sourbutts Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sourbutts Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sourbutts occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sourbutts? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,701,480th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname Sourbutts is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Sourbutts are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in British Isles.
The surname Sourbutts is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 647,884. In England Sourbutts is primarily concentrated in: Lancashire, where 50 percent are found, Merseyside, where 16 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 12 percent are found. Aside from England this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.
Sourbutts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sourbutts has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Sourbutts last name decreased 35 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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