Butterworth

Used in: 3 countries

Origin: Old English

Habitational surname from a place in Lancashire, from Old English butere (“butter”) + worþ (“enclosure”). The city in Malaysia is named after William John Butterworth, Governor of the Straits Settlements from 1843 to 1855.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Butter Root name
Acker Old English origin
Ackerley Old English origin
Ackley Old English origin
Adley Old English origin
Ainsley Old English origin
Akridge Old English origin
Alby Old English origin
Aldous Old English origin

Popularity by Country

Butterworth

Rank #867

ONS + GRO (merged) ↗

Butterworth

Rank #7104

Frequency 4,336 people (1.61 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 96.29% Hispanic 1.27% Black 1.01% Asian/PI 0.25% Native Am. 0.37% Two+ 0.81%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Butterworth

Rank #334232

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

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