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Buttercase Family History

Buttercase Surname Meaning

From Buttergask (Ardoch, Perths). The place-name is probably from Gaelic bothar crasg ‘causeway pass’ itself from bothar ‘road lane’ with the second [r] lost by dissimilation.

Buttergask formed part of the drove road network from the north.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Buttercase families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Buttercase family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Scotland between 1841 and 1901. The most Buttercase families were found in and Scotland in 1841. In 1891 there were 4 Buttercase families living in Northumberland. This was about 67% of all the recorded Buttercase's in United Kingdom. Northumberland had the highest population of Buttercase families in 1891.
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Between 1972 and 2002, in the United States, Buttercase life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1998, and highest in 1997. The average life expectancy for Buttercase in 1972 was 94, and 99 in 2002.

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