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
School 521
Private Means 56
Farm Labourer 50
General Labourer 39
None 37
Farmer 35
Domestic Servant 31
General Servant (domestic) 28
Labourer 25
Dressmaker 22
Clerk 20
General Servant Domestic 18
Laundress 18
Cook (domestic) 17
Assisting In Business 16
At School 15
House Painter 15
House Keeper 13
Housemaid (domestic) 13
No Occupation 13
Assisting In The Business 12
Scholar 12
Carpenter 12
Gardener Domestic 11
Gardener (domestic) 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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