But Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

But Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the But family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 7
Female Servant 4
Independent 4
Cloth Worker 3
Labourer 3
Pupil 3
Painter 1
School Mistress 1
Servant 1
Joiner & Hatter 1
Draper 1
Solicitor 1
Tool Collector 1
Dress Maker 1

But Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bate 50% 39,237
2 Butt 75% 28,839
3 Boot 50% 11,937
4 Beet 50% 3,890
5 Boote 40% 3,252
6 Beat 50% 1,079
7 Boat 50% 545
8 Beatie 33% 532
9 Bute 75% 437
10 But 100% 398
11 Batie 40% 352
12 Boit 50% 231
13 Beate 40% 194
14 Bat 67% 168
15 Bot 67% 157
16 Bout 75% 123
17 Boate 40% 122

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The surname But is the 10th most popular variant of Bate.

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