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Buttress Family History

Buttress Surname Meaning

variant of Buttery + post-medieval excrescent -s as in Rychard Buttery 1568 William Buttresse 1626 in IGI (Humberstone Leics).

variant of Butters and Botterell or of Botterill + post-medieval excrescent -s.

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


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Where is the Buttress family from?

You can see how Buttress families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Buttress family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1851 and 1920. The most Buttress families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 85 Buttress families living in Cambridgeshire. This was about 22% of all the recorded Buttress's in United Kingdom. Cambridgeshire had the highest population of Buttress families in 1891.
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What did your Buttress ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Police Constable and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Buttress. 27% of Buttress men worked as a Police Constable and 76% of Buttress women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Buttress were Nurserymans Gardener and Household 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

  • Police Constable
    27%
  • General Labourer
    20%
  • Carpenter joiner
    14%
  • Nurserymans Gardener
    14%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    76%
  • Housewife
    6%
  • Domestic Duties
    5%
  • Household Duties
    2%

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Census Records

There are 6,000 census records available for the last name Buttress. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Buttress census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 477 immigration records available for the last name Buttress. 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 541 military records available for the last name Buttress. For the veterans among your Buttress ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Buttress lifespan?

Between 1962 and 2003, in the United States, Buttress life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1967, and highest in 1995. The average life expectancy for Buttress in 1962 was 74, and 83 in 2003.

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