Last Name BUTLER

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Meaning The bottler, i.e. bottle-maker. The bottles were often of leather. Also 'the bottler,' i.e. butler, one who looked after the bottles.
This family derive their origin from the old Counts of Briony or Biony, in Normandy, a descendant of whom, Herveius Fitz Walter, accompanied the Conqueror into England. His son, Theobold, went with Henry II into Ireland, where, having greatly assisted in the reduction of the kingdom, he was rewarded with large possessions there, and made it the place of his residence. The king afterward conferred on him the office of chief 'Butler' of Ireland, whence his descendants, the Earls of Ormond and others, took the surname of 'De Boteler' or 'Butler.'
Origin English, Jewish, Russian, Spanish, French, Native American, Irish, Falkland, Austrian, Belgian, Zimbabwean, South african, Hungarian, Guam

Rank 98 (2000 US census) 91 (1990 US census)
Count 210,879 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 64.75%, or 136544 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 30.85%, or 65056 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.35%, or 738 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.81%, or 1708 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.75%, or 3690 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.5%, or 3163 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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