Butter Name Meaning: A nickname for someone with a fancied resemblance to a 'Bittern',a type of 'Heron'.Perhaps being the 'booming' projection of the voice. Possibly occupational.
There is a chance the name is occupational for a 'dairyman' or 'keeper of the buttery'.From old English origin, butere 'butter'.
Discover how your Butter ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 4 |
| Buckinghamshire | 41 |
| Berkshire | 75 |
| Cambridgeshire | 30 |
| Channel Islands | 5 |
| Cheshire | 154 |
| Cornwall | 10 |
| Cumberland | 6 |
| Derbyshire | 105 |
| Devon | 53 |
| Dorset | 28 |
| Durham | 102 |
| Essex | 122 |
| Gloucestershire | 83 |
| Hampshire | 112 |
| Herefordshire | 7 |
| Hertfordshire | 19 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 15 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 142 |
| Lancashire | 468 |
| Leicestershire | 78 |
| Lincolnshire | 133 |
| London | 482 |
| Middlesex | 143 |
| Northumberland | 41 |
| Norfolk | 69 |
| Northamptonshire | 33 |
| Nottinghamshire | 147 |
| Oxfordshire | 52 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 15 |
| Shropshire | 63 |
| Suffolk | 28 |
| Somerset | 29 |
| Surrey | 101 |
| Sussex | 49 |
| Staffordshire | 178 |
| Warwickshire | 241 |
| Westmorland | 8 |
| Wiltshire | 21 |
| Worcestershire | 64 |
| Yorkshire | 467 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 4 |
| Flintshire | 10 |
| Glamorgan | 105 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 5 |
| Monmouthshire | 11 |
| Pembrokeshire | 3 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 448 |
| Private Means | 38 |
| Labourer | 31 |
| General Labourer | 30 |
| Farmer | 29 |
| Farm Labourer | 25 |
| Domestic Servant | 24 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 22 |
| None | 21 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 19 |
| Dressmaker | 18 |
| At School | 17 |
| House Keeper | 14 |
| At Home | 12 |
| Charwoman | 12 |
| Bricklayer | 12 |
| Waggoner On Farm | 11 |
| Clerk | 10 |
| Gardener | 10 |
| House Painter | 10 |
| Shop Assistant | 10 |
| Housekeeper | 10 |
| Labourer General | 9 |
| Joiner | 9 |
| Gardener Domestic | 9 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Butter | 2,539 |
| William Butter | 2,426 |
| John Butter | 2,156 |
| Elizabeth Butter | 1,665 |
| Thomas Butter | 1,570 |
| Sarah Butter | 1,322 |
| George Butter | 1,317 |
| James Butter | 1,145 |
| Ann Butter | 976 |
| Charles Butter | 846 |
| Henry Butter | 732 |
| Joseph Butter | 621 |
| Jane Butter | 620 |
| Eliza Butter | 555 |
| Emma Butter | 535 |
| Ellen Butter | 528 |
| Edward Butter | 486 |
| Alice Butter | 453 |
| Margaret Butter | 428 |
| Robert Butter | 423 |
| Annie Butter | 413 |
| Hannah Butter | 409 |
| Richard Butter | 405 |
| Frederick Butter | 369 |
| Alfred Butter | 366 |