Butler Name Meaning: Occupational-A name for a bottle maker,a person who takes care of the wine cellar,known as a 'butler'.
A word that denoted a wine steward,usually head servant of a medieval household.Also active in large households of royalty & most powerful nobility.
Discover how your Butler ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 30 |
| Buckinghamshire | 294 |
| Berkshire | 746 |
| Cambridgeshire | 184 |
| Channel Islands | 70 |
| Cheshire | 143 |
| Cornwall | 97 |
| Cumberland | 26 |
| Derbyshire | 261 |
| Devon | 166 |
| Dorset | 149 |
| Durham | 116 |
| Essex | 166 |
| Gloucestershire | 346 |
| Hampshire | 529 |
| Herefordshire | 49 |
| Hertfordshire | 126 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 154 |
| Isle of Man | 5 |
| Kent | 520 |
| Lancashire | 833 |
| Leicestershire | 73 |
| Lincolnshire | 269 |
| London | 1,748 |
| Middlesex | 206 |
| Northumberland | 32 |
| Norfolk | 241 |
| Northamptonshire | 233 |
| Nottinghamshire | 474 |
| Oxfordshire | 583 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 154 |
| Shropshire | 273 |
| Suffolk | 40 |
| Somerset | 254 |
| Surrey | 182 |
| Sussex | 352 |
| Staffordshire | 869 |
| Warwickshire | 833 |
| Westmorland | 11 |
| Wiltshire | 326 |
| Worcestershire | 373 |
| Yorkshire | 997 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 10 |
| Cardiganshire | 2 |
| Carnarvonshire | 4 |
| Carmarthenshire | 2 |
| Denbighshire | 27 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 131 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 41 |
| Monmouthshire | 37 |
| Pembrokeshire | 79 |
| Radnorshire | 21 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,727 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 607 |
| Labourer | 259 |
| House Servant | 250 |
| At Home | 181 |
| Farm Labourer | 161 |
| Servant | 138 |
| Dress Maker | 126 |
| Laundress | 80 |
| General Servant | 77 |
| Shoe Maker | 66 |
| Annuitant | 65 |
| Ag Lab | 64 |
| Tailor | 60 |
| Pauper | 58 |
| Gardener | 57 |
| Carpenter | 55 |
| Farm Servant | 55 |
| Errand Boy | 54 |
| Scholar At Home | 54 |
| Coal Miner | 50 |
| Lace Maker | 48 |
| House Keeper | 45 |
| Butcher | 43 |
| House Maid | 41 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Butler | 10,887 |
| Mary Butler | 10,797 |
| John Butler | 9,506 |
| Elizabeth Butler | 6,571 |
| Thomas Butler | 6,370 |
| George Butler | 5,961 |
| James Butler | 5,749 |
| Sarah Butler | 5,532 |
| Charles Butler | 3,970 |
| Ann Butler | 3,591 |
| Henry Butler | 3,441 |
| Jane Butler | 2,857 |
| Joseph Butler | 2,789 |
| Ellen Butler | 2,464 |
| Eliza Butler | 2,448 |
| Annie Butler | 2,435 |
| Alice Butler | 2,377 |
| Edward Butler | 2,298 |
| Emma Butler | 2,280 |
| Frederick Butler | 2,127 |
| Alfred Butler | 1,868 |
| Emily Butler | 1,822 |
| Richard Butler | 1,791 |
| Arthur Butler | 1,783 |
| Hannah Butler | 1,657 |