Button Name Meaning: Derives from the French ' Bo(u)ton', meaning 'button'.
Introduced after the Norman Conquest from the French word 'Bo(u)ton'. An occuptaional name for someone who made or sold buttons.
Discover how your Button ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 22 |
| Berkshire | 28 |
| Cambridgeshire | 24 |
| Channel Islands | 8 |
| Cheshire | 102 |
| Cornwall | 70 |
| Cumberland | 9 |
| Derbyshire | 51 |
| Devon | 34 |
| Dorset | 22 |
| Durham | 143 |
| Essex | 358 |
| Gloucestershire | 97 |
| Hampshire | 126 |
| Herefordshire | 32 |
| Hertfordshire | 35 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 30 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 305 |
| Lancashire | 239 |
| Leicestershire | 38 |
| Lincolnshire | 225 |
| London | 757 |
| Middlesex | 144 |
| Northumberland | 10 |
| Norfolk | 94 |
| Northamptonshire | 50 |
| Nottinghamshire | 71 |
| Oxfordshire | 9 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 30 |
| Shropshire | 29 |
| Suffolk | 336 |
| Somerset | 278 |
| Surrey | 48 |
| Sussex | 175 |
| Staffordshire | 145 |
| Warwickshire | 124 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 65 |
| Worcestershire | 65 |
| Yorkshire | 466 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 3 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 3 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 85 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 45 |
| Pembrokeshire | 20 |
| Radnorshire | 11 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 869 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 99 |
| General Labourer | 68 |
| Coal Miner | 62 |
| Dress Maker | 53 |
| Domestic Servant | 49 |
| Farm Labourer | 39 |
| Farmer | 36 |
| General Servant Domestic | 28 |
| Living On Own Means | 27 |
| Carpenter | 26 |
| General Servant | 26 |
| Labourer | 25 |
| Butcher | 21 |
| Laundress | 20 |
| Gardener | 19 |
| Tailoress | 19 |
| Clerk | 19 |
| Errand Boy | 18 |
| Farm Servant | 18 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 15 |
| Cotton Weaver | 15 |
| Blacksmith | 15 |
| Grocer | 15 |
| General Domestic Servant | 14 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Button | 1,896 |
| William Button | 1,681 |
| John Button | 1,602 |
| Elizabeth Button | 1,178 |
| George Button | 1,170 |
| Sarah Button | 1,020 |
| James Button | 865 |
| Thomas Button | 802 |
| Charles Button | 614 |
| Ann Button | 596 |
| Henry Button | 569 |
| Eliza Button | 509 |
| Emma Button | 505 |
| Joseph Button | 500 |
| Jane Button | 464 |
| Edward Button | 450 |
| Frederick Button | 447 |
| Arthur Button | 404 |
| Alfred Button | 398 |
| Ellen Button | 393 |
| Emily Button | 386 |
| Alice Button | 385 |
| Annie Button | 374 |
| Samuel Button | 345 |
| Robert Button | 344 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Button | 100% | 30,552 |
| 2 | Batten | 67% | 18,134 |
| 3 | Botton | 83% | 7,181 |
| 4 | Batton | 83% | 3,722 |
| 5 | Botten | 67% | 3,396 |
| 6 | Butten | 83% | 2,513 |
| 7 | Betton | 83% | 1,653 |
| 8 | Battin | 67% | 1,110 |
| 9 | Bitton | 83% | 1,068 |
| 10 | Buton | 83% | 562 |
| 11 | Bitten | 67% | 482 |
| 12 | Boutton | 86% | 463 |
| 13 | Buttin | 83% | 289 |
| 14 | Buttain | 71% | 183 |
| 15 | Beatton | 71% | 154 |
| 16 | Buttan | 83% | 129 |
| 17 | Betten | 67% | 127 |
| 18 | Bottone | 71% | 121 |
| 19 | Bottin | 67% | 119 |
The surname Button is the most popular version of all its varients