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Butt Name Meaning

English: nickname from Middle English but(te) Old English butta ‘(something or someone) short and stumpy’ also used as a personal name up until c. 1200. English: topographic name for someone who lived near a mound from Middle English but(te). Alternatively possibly denoting someone who lived by a tree stump. According to the Oxford English Dictionary this sense is not recorded in English before 1601 but it may be much older. German: in Middle Low German the word but(te) denoted various types of marine fish originally a fish with a blunt head for example halibut (German Heilbutt) or turbot (German Steinbutt) and the surname may in some cases be a metonymic occupational name for a seller of fish or salt fish. Pakistani and Indian: variant of Bhatt .

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


Similar surnames: Batt, Hutt, Bott, Tutt, Nutt, Bunt, Butz, Burt, Buth, Dutt

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Where is the Butt family from?

You can see how Butt families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Butt family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Butt families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 656 Butt families living in London. This was about 17% of all the recorded Butt's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Butt families in 1891.
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What did your Butt 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 Butt. 8% of Butt men worked as a General Labourer and 70% of Butt women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Butt were Bricklayer and Incapacitated. .

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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
    8%
  • Gardener
    6%
  • Builders Labourer
    5%
  • Bricklayer
    4%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    70%
  • Housewife
    3%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    3%
  • Incapacitated
    3%
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Passenger Lists

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There are 13,000 military records available for the last name Butt. For the veterans among your Butt ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Butt lifespan?

Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Butt life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1952, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Butt in 1943 was 70, and 78 in 2004.

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