Butterfield Name Meaning: Topographic for someone who lived by a pasture for cattle,or a dairy farm.Possibly habitational for a place named 'Butterfield'. Old english butere 'butter' + feld 'open country'.
Developed from old english 'Butor',meaning a bittern,a bird apparently renowned for its mating call. Whilst 'feld' descibed an open area.This had been cleared for agriculture.
Discover how your Butterfield ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 67 |
| Buckinghamshire | 34 |
| Berkshire | 9 |
| Cambridgeshire | 11 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 8 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 10 |
| Derbyshire | 17 |
| Devon | 1 |
| Dorset | 3 |
| Durham | 170 |
| Essex | 57 |
| Gloucestershire | 2 |
| Hampshire | 7 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 175 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 3 |
| Isle of Man | 15 |
| Kent | 13 |
| Lancashire | 356 |
| Leicestershire | 5 |
| Lincolnshire | 40 |
| London | 404 |
| Middlesex | 101 |
| Northumberland | 23 |
| Norfolk | 39 |
| Northamptonshire | 23 |
| Nottinghamshire | 26 |
| Oxfordshire | 22 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 3 |
| Shropshire | 6 |
| Suffolk | 14 |
| Somerset | 1 |
| Surrey | 19 |
| Sussex | 10 |
| Staffordshire | 17 |
| Warwickshire | 9 |
| Westmorland | 8 |
| Wiltshire | 2 |
| Worcestershire | 2 |
| Yorkshire | 2,124 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 15 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 8 |
| Pembrokeshire | 5 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 740 |
| Coal Miner | 85 |
| Worsted Weaver | 71 |
| Worsted Spinner | 48 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 40 |
| Dress Maker | 35 |
| Domestic Servant | 28 |
| General Labourer | 23 |
| Cotton Weaver | 23 |
| Annuitant | 20 |
| General Servant | 18 |
| Labourer | 18 |
| House Keeper | 16 |
| Joiner | 15 |
| Woollen Weaver | 15 |
| Farm Labourer | 14 |
| Grocer | 14 |
| Butcher | 13 |
| Tailor | 12 |
| Stone Mason | 12 |
| No Occupation | 9 |
| Straw Plaiter | 9 |
| General Servant Domestic | 8 |
| Laundress | 8 |
| Farm Servant Indoor | 8 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Butterfield | 1,929 |
| John Butterfield | 1,884 |
| William Butterfield | 1,550 |
| Sarah Butterfield | 1,311 |
| Elizabeth Butterfield | 1,006 |
| Thomas Butterfield | 923 |
| James Butterfield | 887 |
| George Butterfield | 822 |
| Ann Butterfield | 718 |
| Joseph Butterfield | 616 |
| Annie Butterfield | 485 |
| Jane Butterfield | 477 |
| Charles Butterfield | 464 |
| Hannah Butterfield | 430 |
| Henry Butterfield | 425 |
| Martha Butterfield | 405 |
| Emma Butterfield | 394 |
| Alice Butterfield | 344 |
| Eliza Butterfield | 304 |
| Margaret Butterfield | 298 |
| Arthur Butterfield | 275 |
| Frederick Butterfield | 272 |
| Alfred Butterfield | 269 |
| Edward Butterfield | 264 |
| Emily Butterfield | 256 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Butterfield | 100% | 28,623 |
| 2 | Batterfield | 91% | 389 |
| 3 | Buterfield | 91% | 163 |
The surname Butterfield is the most popular version of all its varients