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'.
Discover how your Butt ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 23 |
| Buckinghamshire | 28 |
| Berkshire | 25 |
| Cambridgeshire | 83 |
| Channel Islands | 29 |
| Cheshire | 57 |
| Cornwall | 7 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 59 |
| Devon | 245 |
| Dorset | 184 |
| Durham | 18 |
| Essex | 144 |
| Gloucestershire | 313 |
| Hampshire | 587 |
| Herefordshire | 4 |
| Hertfordshire | 10 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 86 |
| Lancashire | 139 |
| Leicestershire | 43 |
| Lincolnshire | 38 |
| London | 744 |
| Middlesex | 127 |
| Northumberland | 33 |
| Norfolk | 11 |
| Northamptonshire | 56 |
| Nottinghamshire | 69 |
| Oxfordshire | 16 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 3 |
| Suffolk | 18 |
| Somerset | 329 |
| Surrey | 190 |
| Sussex | 89 |
| Staffordshire | 38 |
| Warwickshire | 75 |
| Westmorland | 4 |
| Wiltshire | 172 |
| Worcestershire | 83 |
| Yorkshire | 111 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 20 |
| Denbighshire | 4 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 133 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 50 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 72 |
| General Labourer | 62 |
| General Servant Domestic | 45 |
| Farmer | 43 |
| Dress Maker | 34 |
| Scholar | 29 |
| Cook Domestic | 28 |
| Laundress Wash | 22 |
| Carpenter | 19 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 19 |
| House Maid Domestic | 18 |
| Domestic Servant | 17 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 17 |
| Gardener Domestic | 17 |
| Laundress | 15 |
| Commercial Clerk | 14 |
| House Painter | 13 |
| House Keeper Domestic | 12 |
| Blacksmith | 10 |
| Boot Maker | 10 |
| Servant Domestic | 10 |
| Tailoress | 10 |
| Brick Layer | 9 |
| Gardener | 9 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 9 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Butt | 1,866 |
| Mary Butt | 1,534 |
| John Butt | 1,268 |
| Elizabeth Butt | 1,204 |
| George Butt | 1,120 |
| Sarah Butt | 904 |
| James Butt | 875 |
| Thomas Butt | 783 |
| Henry Butt | 773 |
| Charles Butt | 758 |
| Ann Butt | 543 |
| Frederick Butt | 498 |
| Eliza Butt | 464 |
| Jane Butt | 437 |
| Ellen Butt | 433 |
| Emily Butt | 416 |
| Alice Butt | 415 |
| Emma Butt | 373 |
| Annie Butt | 365 |
| Arthur Butt | 350 |
| Albert Butt | 331 |
| Edward Butt | 322 |
| Alfred Butt | 321 |
| Joseph Butt | 298 |
| Walter Butt | 297 |
| 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 |
The surname Butt is the most popular version of all its varients