Butcher Name Meaning: Occupational name for a slaughterman or butcher
Reached England after the Norman conquests, coming from Middle English 'boucher' in turn from the Old French root 'bouchier'. Another possibility is that the name is derived from people who lived in the French area of Boursieres.
Discover how your Butcher ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 140 |
| Berkshire | 231 |
| Cambridgeshire | 313 |
| Channel Islands | 5 |
| Cheshire | 102 |
| Cornwall | 14 |
| Cumberland | 51 |
| Derbyshire | 122 |
| Devon | 123 |
| Dorset | 102 |
| Durham | 152 |
| Essex | 1,210 |
| Gloucestershire | 245 |
| Hampshire | 618 |
| Herefordshire | 41 |
| Hertfordshire | 91 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 71 |
| Isle of Man | 6 |
| Kent | 1,041 |
| Lancashire | 881 |
| Leicestershire | 52 |
| Lincolnshire | 78 |
| London | 3,421 |
| Middlesex | 341 |
| Northumberland | 67 |
| Norfolk | 466 |
| Northamptonshire | 120 |
| Nottinghamshire | 143 |
| Oxfordshire | 58 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 71 |
| Shropshire | 132 |
| Suffolk | 991 |
| Somerset | 254 |
| Surrey | 560 |
| Sussex | 511 |
| Staffordshire | 226 |
| Warwickshire | 246 |
| Westmorland | 5 |
| Wiltshire | 271 |
| Worcestershire | 125 |
| Yorkshire | 938 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 16 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 26 |
| Denbighshire | 13 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 83 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 92 |
| Pembrokeshire | 7 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 2,222 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 410 |
| General Labourer | 222 |
| Domestic Servant | 178 |
| Living On Own Means | 132 |
| Labourer | 130 |
| Dress Maker | 109 |
| General Servant Domestic | 104 |
| Coal Miner | 103 |
| General Servant | 101 |
| Farm Labourer | 97 |
| Farmer | 89 |
| Laundress | 89 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 81 |
| Carpenter | 74 |
| Clerk | 57 |
| Gardener | 55 |
| Blacksmith | 47 |
| House Keeper | 45 |
| Grocer | 44 |
| Dressmaker | 42 |
| General Domestic Servant | 42 |
| Butcher | 41 |
| Charwoman | 39 |
| Cotton Weaver | 39 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Butcher | 6,204 |
| Mary Butcher | 5,685 |
| John Butcher | 4,952 |
| George Butcher | 4,093 |
| Elizabeth Butcher | 3,859 |
| Sarah Butcher | 3,356 |
| James Butcher | 3,318 |
| Thomas Butcher | 2,956 |
| Charles Butcher | 2,552 |
| Henry Butcher | 2,384 |
| Ann Butcher | 1,875 |
| Eliza Butcher | 1,654 |
| Jane Butcher | 1,609 |
| Emma Butcher | 1,473 |
| Ellen Butcher | 1,464 |
| Alice Butcher | 1,427 |
| Robert Butcher | 1,386 |
| Frederick Butcher | 1,293 |
| Edward Butcher | 1,281 |
| Alfred Butcher | 1,219 |
| Annie Butcher | 1,195 |
| Joseph Butcher | 1,168 |
| Emily Butcher | 1,154 |
| Arthur Butcher | 1,071 |
| Hannah Butcher | 978 |