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Buttery Family History

Buttery Surname Meaning

English:: from Anglo-Norman French boterie ‘buttery’ (from Late Latin botaria a derivative of bota ‘cask’) hence a metonymic occupational name for the keeper of a buttery.

The term originally denoted a store for liquor but soon came to mean a store for provisions in general.

Habitational name from Buttery (Shropshire).

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


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Where is the Buttery family from?

You can see how Buttery families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Buttery family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Buttery families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 389 Buttery families living in Yorkshire. This was about 29% of all the recorded Buttery's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Buttery families in 1891.
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What did your Buttery ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Buttery. 15% of Buttery men worked as a General Labourer and 74% of Buttery women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Buttery were Insurance Agent and Domestic Duties.

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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

  • General Labourer
    15%
  • Farm Labourer
    6%
  • Incapacitated
    5%
  • Insurance Agent
    4%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    74%
  • Housewife
    3%
  • Domestic Duties Unpaid
    3%
  • Domestic Duties
    2%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Buttery. 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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There are 2,000 military records available for the last name Buttery. For the veterans among your Buttery ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Buttery lifespan?

Between 1960 and 2004, in the United States, Buttery life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Buttery in 1960 was 56, and 71 in 2004.

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