Bute is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Germany, England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bute
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, Germany, England
Meaning:

A great island of Scotland.

Lastname is the variant form of Bott. Local—in the Hundred Rolls De Botte, county of Norfolk. Perhaps, sometimes the German bote, messenger. Scholars think Botton, Botten, Botting, etc., modifications of the same word.

Bute is the form of Butt. But—the name of several places in the arrondissement of Falaise.

How popular is Bute?

Bute is common in India, Romania, United States, Zimbabwe, Philippines, DR Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, England, Indonesia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Bute is ranked 47498 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Butes plummeted by 1.81 per cent to 597 since 2000 and slipped by 2235 spots and ranked at 37341. The last name was found in around 2 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 74.2 80.26
Black 14.91 13.16
Hispanic or Latino 4.19 2.96
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 3.52 1.81
Bute is quite popular family name mostly used in India however Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is ahead in terms of density. Around 10901 person has been found who wears Bute as their family name. Bute is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Bute:
8,359 India5,890
1,982 Romania1,294
Countries with hundreds of Bute:
37,204 United States840
4,907 Zimbabwe486
33,353 Philippines473
18,301 DR Congo410
12,390 Kenya295
41,775 Nigeria180
28,150 England135
76,813 Indonesia125
214 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines119
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
3,411 Latvia91
74,985 Germany71
2,622 Trinidad and Tobago58
2,371 Hong Kong56
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
1,404 Mozambique49
86,017 Canada31
49,678 Uganda31
78,991 Poland31
4,482 Panama30
246,361 Brazil17
18,229 Botswana17
65,241 Netherlands17
16,023 Qatar16
122,961 Argentina15
322,587 Russia15
83,447 Papua New Guinea11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
293,169 France10
32,607 Saudi Arabia9
1,665 United States Virgin Islands9
167,054 South Africa8
121,657 Italy6
19,342 Lithuania6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Wilh. Bute hailed from Hanover. 24 years old embarked for Elgin from Bremen on Braunschweig and arrived on April 8, 1880. 7 years old Emil Bute, 5 years old Emma Bute, Fred. Bute, aged 33, 3 years old Oscar Bute, Farmer Otto Bute, 29 years old Wilhme. Bute, 25 years old Aug. Bute, 16 years old Ernst Bute, are others that migrated to US.

Bute Namesakes

  • John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of Bute, Scottish peer
  • John Crichton-Stuart, 5th Marquess of Bute, son of John Crichton-Stuart
  • John Crichton-Stuart, 6th Marquess of Bute, Scottish peer, benefactor and patron of the arts
  • John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute, British nobleman
  • James Stuart, 2nd Earl of Bute, son of James Stuart
  • James Stuart, 1st Earl of Bute, Scottish soldier, advocate, judge and politician
  • Mary Ellen Bute, pioneer American film animator significant as one of the first female experimental filmmakers
  • Augusta Crichton-Stuart, Marchioness of Bute, daughter of Sir Alan Henry Bellingham, 4th Baronet
  • John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, British nobleman
  • John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute, landed aristocrat, industrial magnate, antiquarian
  • John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute, wealthy aristocrat and industrialist
  • John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute, British peer and a former racing driver
  • Mary Stuart, Countess of Bute, wife of British nobleman John Stuart
  • Lucian Bute, Romanian Canadian professional boxer

Bute Namesakes

  • John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of Bute, Scottish peer
  • John Crichton-Stuart, 5th Marquess of Bute, son of John Crichton-Stuart
  • John Crichton-Stuart, 6th Marquess of Bute, Scottish peer, benefactor and patron of the arts
  • John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute, British nobleman
  • James Stuart, 2nd Earl of Bute, son of James Stuart
  • James Stuart, 1st Earl of Bute, Scottish soldier, advocate, judge and politician
  • Mary Ellen Bute, pioneer American film animator significant as one of the first female experimental filmmakers
  • Augusta Crichton-Stuart, Marchioness of Bute, daughter of Sir Alan Henry Bellingham, 4th Baronet
  • John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, British nobleman
  • John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute, landed aristocrat, industrial magnate, antiquarian
  • John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute, wealthy aristocrat and industrialist
  • John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute, British peer and a former racing driver
  • Mary Stuart, Countess of Bute, wife of British nobleman John Stuart
  • Lucian Bute, Romanian Canadian professional boxer

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