Butterworth is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 11 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Butterworth
No. of characters: 11
Origin: England
Meaning:

One who came from Butterworth meaning "butter farm," in Lancashire.

A township in Lancashire.

How popular is Butterworth?

Butterworth is common in England, United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Wales, Saudi Arabia, Scotland.

Butterworth is ranked 22017 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Butterworth bearers increased by 0.9 per cent in 2010 US census to 4375 since 2000, the surname slipped by 493 spots and ranked at 7597. The last name was found in around 1 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.09 96.29
Hispanic or Latino 1.99 1.27
Others 1.39 0.81
Black 0.89 1.01
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.34 0.25
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3 0.37
Butterworth is quite popular family name mostly used in England while Isle of Man is ahead in terms of density. Around 24713 people have been found who wears Butterworth as their family name. Butterworth is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Butterworth:
686 England11,271
Countries with thousands of Butterworth:
6,765 United States6,374
1,008 Australia3,917
Countries with hundreds of Butterworth:
4,767 Canada975
1,505 New Zealand521
16,857 South Africa366
974 Wales351
17,726 Saudi Arabia239
3,007 Scotland187
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,739 Paraguay58
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
38,570 Spain44
4,222 Northern Ireland37
7,397 Ireland28
12,265 Portugal28
663 Isle of Man28
140,707 Germany27
1,021 Malta24
294,953 Thailand23
204,848 France22
58,330 Netherlands22
31,718 Switzerland19
515 Bermuda19
26,891 Qatar12
66,831 Sweden11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
44,190 Norway9
2,398 Jersey8
238,248 Philippines7
170,578 Malaysia6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Sarah Butterworth was 50 years old when she migrated to New-York during Irish famine on April 9, 1850. She lived in Ireland where she worked as maid and took John Hancock from Liverpool. James Butterworth (40) Immigrant, Jas. Butterworth (26) Workman, U Butterworth, aged 24, are others that migrated to US.

From Germany

Elise Butterworth and Horace Butterworth aged 39 years old from Germany aboard the Samaria from Liverpool on August 15, 1870. She is registered to be 30 years old when she arrived in United States.

Butterworth Namesakes

  • Peter Butterworth, English comedy actor and comedian
  • William Walton Butterworth, U.S. diplomat
  • Mary Butterworth, counterfeiter in colonial America
  • Jack Butterworth, Baron Butterworth, British lawyer and the first Vice-Chancellor of the University of Warwick
  • George Butterworth, English composer
  • Brad Butterworth, yachtsman
  • Bob Butterworth, Robert A. Butterworth Jr
  • Dean Butterworth, British-American drummer
  • Oliver Butterworth, American children's author and educator
  • Jez Butterworth, English playwright, screenwriter
  • Nick Butterworth, British children's author and illustrator
  • Ian Butterworth, former professional footballer
  • Luke Butterworth, former Australian cricket player
  • Hezekiah Butterworth, American author and poet
  • Benjamin Butterworth, American lawyer and politician
  • Mike Butterworth, British comic book writer

Butterworth Namesakes

  • Peter Butterworth, English comedy actor and comedian
  • William Walton Butterworth, U.S. diplomat
  • Mary Butterworth, counterfeiter in colonial America
  • Jack Butterworth, Baron Butterworth, British lawyer and the first Vice-Chancellor of the University of Warwick
  • George Butterworth, English composer
  • Brad Butterworth, yachtsman
  • Bob Butterworth, Robert A. Butterworth Jr
  • Dean Butterworth, British-American drummer
  • Oliver Butterworth, American children's author and educator
  • Jez Butterworth, English playwright, screenwriter
  • Nick Butterworth, British children's author and illustrator
  • Ian Butterworth, former professional footballer
  • Luke Butterworth, former Australian cricket player
  • Hezekiah Butterworth, American author and poet
  • Benjamin Butterworth, American lawyer and politician
  • Mike Butterworth, British comic book writer

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