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    The surname Butterfield

    A surname, carried by 11,468 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex B361

    Butterfield: #3,152 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Butterfield #3,152, 11,468 people Butterfield: #3,152 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Butterfield #3,152, 11,468 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Butterfield is more common than 98.1% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 11,468 people named Butterfield in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 26,922 Americans. That is up 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,224.

    #3,152
    rank among US surnames
    11,468
    people in 2010
    3.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.2%
    change since 2000 (was #2,946)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,144Steffen11,49426,861
    #3,145Blalock11,49326,864
    #3,146Levesque11,49026,871
    #3,147Forsythe11,48926,873
    #3,148Newby11,48326,887
    #3,149Lor11,47926,897
    #3,150Sample11,47126,915

    Who is named Butterfield

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    91% of people named Butterfield identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Butterfields

    6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • 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, born 1983
    • William Butterfield
      British architect (1814-1900)

    Notable Butterfields come mostly from the United States (4), the United Kingdom (1) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

    Questions

    How common is the surname Butterfield?
    11,468 people in the United States had the surname Butterfield in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 26,922 Americans. It ranked 3,152nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Butterfield?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Butterfield identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Butterfield?
    Paul Butterfield, American blues harmonica player (1942–1987), followed by G. K. Butterfield.
    Where is the surname Butterfield most common?
    Wikidata records people named Butterfield in the United States, the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
    Is the surname Butterfield getting more or less common?
    More common. 11,224 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,468 in 2010, up 2.2%.