Butt Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Butt Name Meaning: Topographical,from middle English 'but',meaning mark for archery,aim or target.

This may describe somebody who lived near the archery butts,or who may have been an 'archer'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Butt Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Butt family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 679
Agricultural Labourer 54
Living On Own Means 45
General Labourer 43
Labourer 40
Farmer 37
Dress Maker 34
Laundress 31
Domestic Servant 29
Farm Labourer 27
General Servant Domestic 26
Gardener 26
General Servant 26
Carpenter 18
General Domestic Servant 17
Living On Her Own Means 15
Coal Miner 15
Clerk 14
Baker 13
Butcher 12
Boot Maker 11
Painter 11
Errand Boy 11
Grocer 11
House Maid Domestic Servant 11

Butt Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Butt 100% 28,839
2 Batt 75% 17,707
3 Bott 75% 16,441
4 Beattie 43% 13,524
5 Bett 75% 4,548
6 Boott 60% 1,045
7 Battie 50% 916
8 Abott 60% 798
9 Betto 60% 429
10 But 75% 398
11 Bettie 50% 343
12 Batte 60% 291
13 Bitt 75% 241
14 Beatt 60% 214
15 Botto 60% 129

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

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