Butter Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Butter Name Meaning: A nickname for someone with a fancied resemblance to a 'Bittern',a type of 'Heron'.Perhaps being the 'booming' projection of the voice. Possibly occupational.

There is a chance the name is occupational for a 'dairyman' or 'keeper of the buttery'.From old English origin, butere 'butter'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Butter Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Butter family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 521
Agricultural Labourer 151
House Servant 76
Servant 57
Labourer 53
At Home 50
Dress Maker 37
Annuitant 24
House Keeper 21
Pauper 21
Carpenter 20
Tailor 19
General Servant 19
Laundress 18
Farmers Son 16
Shoe Maker 16
Cook 16
Baker 15
House Maid 15
Farm Labourer 15
Farmer 15
Blacksmith 15
Gardener 14
Coal Miner 14
Butcher 12

Butter Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Butter 100% 36,633
2 Batter 83% 5,972
3 Botter 83% 427
4 Better 83% 336
5 Buter 83% 295
6 Bitter 83% 140
7 Battier 71% 134
8 Beatter 71% 101

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The surname Butter is the most popular version of all its varients

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