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'''Butler''' is a [[surname]] that has been associated with many different places and people. It can be either:
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'''Butler''', is a [[surname]] that has been associated with many different places and people. It can be either:
* an Anglicisation of the [[French people|French]] surname [[Boutilier]], [[Bouthillier]],<ref name=ancestrycom/><ref name=aboutcom/> a [[cognate]] of the English name.
* an Anglicisation of the [[French people|French]] surname [[Boutilier]], [[Bouthillier]],<ref name=ancestrycom/><ref name=aboutcom/> a [[cognate]] of the English name.
* an [[English people|English]] occupational name that originally denoted a servant in charge of the wine cellar, from the [[Norman French]] word ''butuiller''.<ref name=ancestrycom/> It eventually came to be used to describe a servant of high responsibility in a noble household, mostly leaving behind its association with the supply of wine.<ref name=ancestrycom/>
* an [[English people|English]] occupational name that originally denoted a servant in charge of the wine cellar, from the [[Norman French]] word ''butuiller''.<ref name=ancestrycom/> It eventually came to be used to describe a servant of high responsibility in a noble household, mostly leaving behind its association with the supply of wine.<ref name=ancestrycom/>
* in [[Irish people|Ireland]], a noble family and [[Butler dynasty|dynasty]] associated with the [[County|counties]] of [[County Tipperary|Tipperary]], [[County Kilkenny|Kilkenny]] and parts of [[County Carlow]].<ref name=aboutcom/>
* in [[Irish people|Ireland]], a noble family and [[Butler dynasty|dynasty]] associated with the [[County|counties]] of [[County Tipperary|Tipperary]], [[County Kilkenny|Kilkenny]] and parts of [[County Carlow]].<ref name=aboutcom/>
* an Anglicisation of [[German people|German]] or [[German-speaking Switzerland|Swiss-German]] surnames including [[Beutler]], [[Bütler]], [[Beidler]].<ref>https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Beidler_(Beitler,_Beutler,_Butler,_Beudler,_Beuthler,_Beuttler,_B%C3%BCtler)_family</ref>
* an Anglicisation of [[German people|German]] or [[German-speaking Switzerland|Swiss-German]] surnames including [[Beutler]], [[Bütler]], [[Beidler]].<ref>[https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Beidler_(Beitler,_Beutler,_Butler,_Beudler,_Beuthler,_Beuttler,_B%C3%BCtler)_family "Beidler (Beitler, Beutler, Butler, Beudler, Beuthler, Beuttler, Bütler) family"], Harold H Hartzler, ''[[Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online]]'', vol. 1, p. 266</ref>


==Notable people with the surname Butler==
==Notable people with the surname Butler==
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*[[John Butler (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[John Butler (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Joseph Butler (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Joseph Butler (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Josh Butler (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Kevin Butler (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Kevin Butler (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Matthew Butler (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Matthew Butler (disambiguation)]], multiple people
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*[[William Butler (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[William Butler (disambiguation)]], multiple people


===Arts and Letters===
===Arts and letters===
*[[Archie Butler (actor)]], actor, crewman, and stuntman
*[[Archie Butler (actor)]] (1911–1977), American actor, crewman, and stuntman
*[[Artt Butler]], American voice actor
*[[Artt Butler]] (born 1969), American voice actor
*[[Austin Butler]], actor on "Zoey 101" and "iCarly"
*[[Austin Butler]] (born 1991), American actor
*[[Bernard Butler]], English musician, of McAlmont and Butler
*[[Bernard Butler]] (born 1970), English musician, of McAlmont and Butler
*[[Bisa Butler]], American quilt artist
*[[Bisa Butler]] (born 1973), American quilt artist
*[[Blair Butler]], American comedy writer/comedian
*[[Blair Butler]] (born 1977), American comedy writer/comedian
*[[Brian Patrick Butler]], American actor and filmmaker
*[[Brian Patrick Butler]], American actor and filmmaker
*[[Bryon Butler]], English sports writer and broadcaster
*[[Bryon Butler]] (1934–2001), English sports writer and broadcaster
*[[Champ Butler]] (1926-1992), American popular music singer
*[[Champ Butler]] (1926–1992), American popular music singer
*[[Charlotte Butler]], 17th-century English actress
*[[Cher Butler]], American model and actor
*[[Cher Butler]], American model and actor
*[[Clementina Butler]] (1862-1949), American evangelist and author
*[[Clementina Butler]] (1862–1949), American evangelist and author
*[[Dan Butler]], American actor
*[[Dan Butler]], American actor
*[[Daws Butler]], American voice actor
*[[Daws Butler]], American voice actor
*[[Dean Butler (actor)]], Canadian/American actor
*[[Dean Butler (actor)]], Canadian/American actor
*Dori Hillestad Butler, author of ''[[The Truth about Truman School]]'' and other children's books
*[[Dori Hillestad Butler]], American author of children's books
*[[Ellis Parker Butler]], American writer
*[[Ellis Parker Butler]], American writer
*[[Elizabeth Thompson, Lady Butler]], English artist
*[[Elizabeth Thompson, Lady Butler]], English artist
*[[Francis Butler]], American writer and dog-trainer
*[[Francis Butler (dog trainer)]], American writer and dog-trainer
*[[Geezer Butler]], English musician, bass guitar player in Black Sabbath
*[[Geezer Butler]], English musician, bass guitar player in Black Sabbath
*[[Gerald Butler (writer)]] (1907–1988), English writer and screenwriter
*[[Gerard Butler]], Scottish actor
*[[Gerard Butler]], Scottish actor
*[[Grace Butler]], New Zealand artist
*[[Grace Butler]], New Zealand artist
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*[[Linda Butler]], American photographer
*[[Linda Butler]], American photographer
*[[Marcus Butler]], British vlogger
*[[Marcus Butler]], British vlogger
*[[Matt Butler]], American singer-songwriter
*[[Mildred Anne Butler]] (1858–1941), Irish artist
*[[Mildred Anne Butler]] (1858–1941), Irish artist
*[[Nickolas Butler]], American writer
*[[Nickolas Butler]], American writer
*[[Octavia E. Butler]] (1947-2006), American science fiction writer
*[[Octavia E. Butler]] (1947–2006), American science fiction writer
*[[Rachel Barton Butler]] (died 1920), American writer, lyricist and playwright
*[[Rachel Barton Butler]] (died 1920), American writer, lyricist and playwright
*[[Ralph Butler]], British lyricist
*[[Ralph Butler]], British lyricist
*[[Reg Butler]], English sculptor
*[[Reg Butler]], English sculptor
*[[Rhett Ayers Butler]], American environmental journalist
*[[Rhett Ayers Butler]], American environmental journalist
*[[Ross Butler (actor)]] (born 1990), American actor
*[[Ross Butler (actor)]] (born 1990), American actor
*[[Shay Butler]], YouTube personality and vlogger
*[[Shay Butler]], YouTube personality and vlogger
*[[Terry Butler]], American musician
*[[Terry Butler]], American musician
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*[[Yancy Butler]], American actor
*[[Yancy Butler]], American actor


===Politics, law, and government===
===Politics, law===
*[[Christine Butler]] (1943–2017), British politician
*[[Christine Butler]] (1943–2017), British politician
*[[Colvin G. Butler]] (1872–1961), American politician
*[[Colvin G. Butler]] (1872–1961), American politician
*[[David Butler (politician)]], first Governor of Nebraska
*[[David Butler (politician)]] (1829–1891), first Governor of Nebraska
*[[Dawn Butler]], British politician
*[[Dawn Butler]] (born 1969), British politician
*[[Eleanor Butler Sanders]] (1849–1905), American suffragist, civil rights activist
*[[Eleanor Butler Sanders]] (1849–1905), American suffragist, civil rights activist
*[[Elizabeth Butler-Sloss]], English judge
*[[Elizabeth Butler-Sloss]], English judge
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*[[Homer M. Butler]], American politician
*[[Homer M. Butler]], American politician
*[[Josephine Butler]], English activist of the Victorian era
*[[Josephine Butler]], English activist of the Victorian era
*[[Laphonza Butler]] (born c. 1979), American politician
*[[Louis B. Butler]], American judge
*[[Louis B. Butler]], American judge
*[[Manley Caldwell Butler]] (1925–2014), U.S. Representative from Virginia
*[[Manley Caldwell Butler]] (1925–2014), U.S. Representative from Virginia
*[[Marion Butler]], American politician
*[[Marion Butler]], American politician
*[[Marty Butler]], American politician
*[[Marty Butler]], American politician
*Sir [[Milo Butler]], governor-general of the Bahamas
*[[Milo Butler]], governor-general of the Bahamas
*[[Petra Butler]], New Zealand legal academic
*[[Petra Butler]], New Zealand legal academic
*[[Robin Butler]], British civil servant
*[[Robin Butler]], British civil servant
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*[[Amos Butler]] (1860&ndash;1937), American naturalist
*[[Amos Butler]] (1860&ndash;1937), American naturalist
*[[Anne Butler (engineer)]]. Irish Engineer
*[[Anne Butler (engineer)]]. Irish Engineer
*[[Arthur Gardiner Butler]] (1844-1925), English entomologist, arachnologist and ornithologist
*[[Arthur Gardiner Butler]] (1844–1925), English entomologist, arachnologist and ornithologist
*[[Arthur Lennox Butler]] (1873&ndash;1939), British naturalist
*[[Arthur Lennox Butler]] (1873–1939), British naturalist
*[[Clifford Charles Butler]], English physicist
*[[Clifford Charles Butler]], English physicist
*[[Edward Albert Butler]] (1845-1925), English entomologist
*[[Edward Albert Butler]] (1845–1925), English entomologist
*[[Edward Arthur Butler]] (1843–1916), British ornithologist and army officer in India
*[[Edward Arthur Butler]] (1843–1916), British ornithologist and army officer in India
*[[Harry Butler]], Australian naturalist
*[[Harry Butler]], Australian naturalist
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===Sports===
===Sports===
*[[Archie Butler]], Australian rules footballer
*[[Archie Butler]], Australian rules footballer
*[[Billy Butler (baseball)|Billy Butler]], American baseball player
*[[Caron Butler]], American basketball player
*[[Caron Butler]], American basketball player
*[[Charlie Butler-Henderson]], British motor racing driver
*[[Charlie Butler-Henderson]], British motor racing driver
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*[[Hakeem Butler]] (born 1996), American football player
*[[Hakeem Butler]] (born 1996), American football player
*[[Ian Butler (cricketer)]] (born 1981), New Zealand cricketer
*[[Ian Butler (cricketer)]] (born 1981), New Zealand cricketer
*[[Jeff Butler (wheelchair rugby)|Jeff Butler]] (born 1990), American wheelchair rugby player
*[[Jimmy Butler]], American basketball player
*[[Jimmy Butler]], American basketball player
*[[Larry Butler (darts player)]], American darts player
*[[Larry Butler (darts player)]], American darts player
*[[Lawrence Butler (baseball)]] (born 2000), American baseball player
*[[Lawrence Butler (basketball)]] (1957–2018), American basketball player
*[[LeRoy Butler]], American football player
*[[LeRoy Butler]], American football player
*[[Malcolm Butler]] (born 1990), American football player
*[[Malcolm Butler]] (born 1990), American football player
*[[Malcolm Butler (footballer)]] (1913–1987), Irish footballer
*[[Malcolm Butler (Irish footballer)]] (1913–1987), Irish footballer
*[[Mario Butler]], Panamanian basketball player
*[[Mario Butler]] (born 1957), Panamanian basketball player
*[[Mitchell Butler]] (b. 1970), American sports agent and former basketball player
*[[Mitchell Butler]] (b. 1970), American sports agent and former basketball player
*[[Percy Butler (American football)|Percy Butler]] (born 2000), American football player
*[[Percy Butler (American football)|Percy Butler]] (born 2000), American football player
*[[Phil Butler]], rugby league footballer of the 1970s, and 1980s
*[[Phil Butler]], rugby league footballer of the 1970s, and 1980s
*[[Rasual Butler]] (1979-2018), American basketball player
*[[Rasual Butler]] (1979–2018), American basketball player
*[[Rich Butler]], Canadian baseball player
*[[Rich Butler]], Canadian baseball player
*[[Steve Butler]], American racing driver
*[[Steve Butler]], American racing driver
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===Other===
===Other===
*[[Alban Butler]], English Catholic priest and author
*[[Alban Butler]] (1710–1773), English Catholic priest and author
*[[Anthea Butler]] (born 1950), American professor
*[[Anthea Butler]] (born 1950), American professor
*[[Christopher Butler]], English Catholic bishop
*[[Christopher Butler (bishop)]] (1902–1986), English Catholic bishop
*[[Lady Eileen Gwladys Butler]], later Eileen Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland
*[[Lady Eileen Gwladys Butler]] (1891–1943), later Eileen Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland
*[[Elizabeth Beardsley Butler]], American surveyor of social conditions
*[[Elizabeth Beardsley Butler]], American surveyor of social conditions
*[[Henry Montagu Butler]] (1833–1918), English academic
*[[Henry Montagu Butler]] (1833–1918), English academic
*[[Ignacia Bordallo Butler]] (died 1993), [[Chamorro people|Chamorro]] businesswoman and entrepreneur
*[[Kathleen M. Butler]] (1891–1972) Project manager for the [[Sydney Harbour Bridge]].
*[[Lee Pierce Butler]], American academic and librarian
*[[Lee Pierce Butler]], American academic and librarian
*[[Lucy Wood Butler]] (1820-1895), American temperance leader
*[[Lucy Wood Butler]] (1820–1895), American temperance leader
*[[Matthew Butler]], American Confederate general
*[[Matthew Butler]], American Confederate general
*[[Montagu C. Butler]], Esperantist, for whom the Montagu Butler Library is named
*[[Montagu C. Butler]], Esperantist, for whom the Montagu Butler Library is named
*[[Nicholas M. Butler]], American academic administrator and politician
*[[Nicholas Murray Butler]], American academic administrator and politician
*[[Norman 3X Butler]], convicted for the killing of Malcolm X
*[[Norman 3X Butler]], wrongfully convicted for the killing of Malcolm X
*[[Ovid Butler]], American abolitionist for whom Butler University is named
*[[Ovid Butler]], American abolitionist for whom Butler University is named
*[[Smedley Butler]], major-general, son of Thomas S. Butler
*[[Smedley Butler]], major-general, son of Thomas S. Butler
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==Fictional entities with the surname Butler==
==Fictional entities with the surname Butler==
*[[Faykan Butler]], fictional character from the ''Dune'' universe
*[[Faykan Butler]], a character from the ''Dune'' universe
*[[Rhett Butler]], fictional character from ''Gone with the Wind''
*[[Rhett Butler]], a character from ''Gone with the Wind''
*[[Serena Butler]], fictional character from the ''Dune'' universe
*[[Serena Butler]], a character from the ''Dune'' universe
*Stan Butler, fictional character from ''[[On The Buses]]''
*Stan Butler, a character from ''[[On the Buses]]''
*Domovoi and Juliet Butler, fictional characters from the ''[[Artemis Fowl]]'' series
*Domovoi and Juliet Butler, characters from the ''[[Artemis Fowl]]'' series
*Maggie Butler, a character from John B. Keane's 1965 play ''[[The Field (play)|The Field]]''


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 02:28, 17 September 2024

Butler is a surname that has been associated with many different places and people. It can be either:

Notable people with the surname Butler

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Disambiguation of common given names with this surname

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Arts and letters

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Politics, law

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Nobility

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Main article: Butler dynasty

Sciences

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Sports

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Other

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Fictional entities with the surname Butler

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Butler Name Meaning and History", The Butler Surname, Ancestry.com, archived from the original on 12 June 2011, retrieved 31 August 2011, (origin of information) Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
  2. ^ a b Kimberly Powell (ed.), "Butler surname origin", About.com: Genealogy, About.com, archived from the original on 24 July 2011, retrieved 31 August 2011
  3. ^ "Beidler (Beitler, Beutler, Butler, Beudler, Beuthler, Beuttler, Bütler) family", Harold H Hartzler, Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online, vol. 1, p. 266

See also

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