# Butterfield (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/butterfield/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 11,468 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,152 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 26,922 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.2% (11,224 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Butterfield in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Butterfield in the United States, the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Butterfield

- Paul Butterfield, American blues harmonica player (1942–1987)
- G. K. Butterfield, American politician (born 1947)
- Spencer Butterfield, American basketball player (born 1992)
- Alexander Butterfield, American military officer and government official (1926–2026)
- Tyler Butterfield, Bermudian racing cyclist and triathlete
- William Butterfield, British architect (1814-1900)

## Similar surnames

Bottorff, Buterbaugh, Batdorf.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.