How common is the last name Butler?

208,167 people in the United States have the last name Butler, about 1 in 1,436. It ranks #112 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

BUTLER

#112

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
208,167
About
1 in 1,436
This common or more
17.6%
Who bears it

Of the 208,167 people with the last name Butler, 60.3% reported their origin as White, 30.4% as Black and 4.5% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Butler

#110 Coleman · 211,259#111 Henderson · 210,128#113 Romero · 208,066#114 Gonzales · 207,620

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Butler, most common first.

#23,082 Buttler · 1,138#142,788 Budler · 119

Also a first name

As a first name, Butler ranks #22,868 of 53,615, with 432 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1919, with 31 births. See Butler as a first name

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