How common is the surname Butterworth?

4,375 people in the United States had the surname Butterworth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 70,570 Americans. It ranked 7,597th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Butterworth?

Charles Butterworth, American actor (1896–1946), followed by Stephen Butterworth.

Where is the surname Butterworth most common?

Wikidata records people named Butterworth in the United States and the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Butterworth?

Butterworth is /ˈbʌtə(ɹ)ˌwɜː(ɹ)θ/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Butterworth getting more or less common?

More common. 4,336 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,375 in 2010, up 0.9%.

The surname Butterworth

An English place surname, carried by 4,375 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈbʌtə(ɹ)ˌwɜː(ɹ)θ/ 3 syllables Soundex B366

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Butterworth is more common than 95.3% of them.

Origin

English origin

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.

Butterworth is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,375 people named Butterworth in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 70,570 Americans. That is up 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,336.

#7,597

rank among US surnames

4,375

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+0.9%

change since 2000 (was #7,104)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,591	Simmonds	4,379	70,506
#7,593	Sartin	4,377	70,538
#7,595	Claypool	4,376	70,554
#7,597	Mertens	4,375	70,570
#7,599	Renshaw	4,374	70,587
#7,600	Peele	4,373	70,603

Who is named Butterworth

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

95% of people named Butterworth identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Butterworths

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Charles Butterworth
American actor (1896–1946)
Stephen Butterworth
British engineer, 1885–1958

Notable Butterworths come mostly from the United States (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Butterworth come from?: 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.
How common is the surname Butterworth?: 4,375 people in the United States had the surname Butterworth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 70,570 Americans. It ranked 7,597th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Butterworth?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Butterworth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Butterworth?: Charles Butterworth, American actor (1896–1946), followed by Stephen Butterworth.
Where is the surname Butterworth most common?: Wikidata records people named Butterworth in the United States and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Butterworth?: Butterworth is /ˈbʌtə(ɹ)ˌwɜː(ɹ)θ/, 3 syllables.
What type of surname is Butterworth?: Butterworth is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Butterworth getting more or less common?: More common. 4,336 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,375 in 2010, up 0.9%.