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Butterwick Family History

Butterwick Surname Meaning

English (mainly Yorkshire): habitational name from any of several places in northern England called Butterwick for example in County Durham, Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire, and North Lincolnshire, named in Old English as ‘the outlying farm where butter was made’ (from butere ‘butter’ + wīc ‘farmstead’). Compare Butterick and Buttrick.

Americanized form of German Butterweck: metonymic occupational name for a baker of fine (white) breads etc. from Middle High German buter ‘butter’ + wecke ‘roll, biscuit’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Butterwick family from?

You can see how Butterwick families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Butterwick family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Butterwick families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 144 Butterwick families living in Yorkshire. This was about 57% of all the recorded Butterwick's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Butterwick families in 1891.
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What did your Butterwick ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Agricultural Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Butterwick. 50% of Butterwick men worked as an Agricultural Labourer and 88% of Butterwick women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Butterwick were Wood Pavior and Unpaid Domestic Duti.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Agricultural Labourer
    50%
  • Wood Pavior
    50%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    88%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    6%
  • Unpaid Domestic Dutie
    4%
  • Unpaid Domestic Duti
    4%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 6,000 immigration records available for the last name Butterwick. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 399 military records available for the last name Butterwick. For the veterans among your Butterwick ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Butterwick lifespan?

Between 1962 and 2004, in the United States, Butterwick life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1984, and highest in 1985. The average life expectancy for Butterwick in 1962 was 85, and 81 in 2004.

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