Butler

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

• an English occupational name that originally denoted a servant in charge of the wine cellar, from the Norman French word butuiller. 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.
• in Ireland, a surname popularised by descendants of the Chief Butler of Ireland, Theobald Fitzwalter, who adopted the surname le Botiller to mark his service.
• an Anglicisation of the French surname Boutilier, a cognate of the English name.
• a Jewish surname meaning "bottle maker", from Yiddish butl meaning "bottle" plus the occupational suffix -er.

Notable people with the surname Butler

• Butler (Middlesex cricketer) (dates and first name unknown)
• Alban Butler, English Catholic priest, author of Butler's Lives of the Saints
• Amir Butler, British-Australian writer on Islam
• Andrew Butler, American politician
• Andrew M. Butler, British academic
• Arthur Gardiner Butler, English entomologist
• Austin Butler, Star on Zoey 101 and iCarly
• Benjamin Butler, one of several people including:
  • Benjamin Franklin Butler (1795–1858), American lawyer, served as Attorney General from 1833 until 1838.
  • Benjamin Franklin Butler (1818–1893), American political figure; general in the American Civil War; governor of Massachusetts 1883–1884
• Bernard Butler, English musician, of McAlmont and Butler
• Bill Butler, one of several people
• Blair Butler, American comedy writer/comedienne
• Brenda Butler, British UFOlogist
• Brett Butler, one of several people including:
  • Brett Butler, comedian
  • Brett Butler, baseball player.
  • Brett Butler, the voice of "Dr. Quinn" on Sealab 2021
• Bryon Butler, English sports writer and broadcaster
• Caron Butler, American basketball player
• Chad Butler, drummer
• Charles Butler, one of several people including:
  • Charles Butler (NYU), American lawyer and philanthropist
  • Charles Henry Butler, American lawyer
  • Charles Butler (skater)
• Cher Butler, American model and actress
• Christine Butler, British politician
• Christopher Butler, English Catholic bishop
• Chris Butler, one of several people
• Dan Butler, American actor
• David Butler, one of several people including:
  • David Butler (Nebraska), first Governor of Nebraska, U.S.
  • David Butler (film), screenwriter and film director
  • David Butler (academic), academic of Nuffield College, Oxford
  • David Butler, Commissioner of the New Zealand Inland Revenue Department
• David Butler-Jones, Chief Public Health Officer of Canada
• Dawn Butler, British politician
• Daws Butler, American voice actor
• Dennis Butler, former football manager
• Domovoi Butler, fictional character from Artemis Fowl
• Duane Butler, American football player
• Edward Butler, one of several people including:
  • Edward Arthur Butler, English ornithologist
  • Edward Burgess Butler, American businessman and artist
• Ellis Parker Butler, American writer
• Lady Eleanor Butler, mistress of Edward IV of England
• Eleanor Butler, one of the Ladies of Llangollen
• Lady Eileen Gwladys Butler, later Eileen Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland
• Elizabeth Beardsley Butler, American surveyor of social conditions
• Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, English judge
• Elizabeth Thompson, Lady Butler, English artist
• Faykan Butler, fictional character from the Dune universe
• Francis Butler, American writer and dog-trainer
• Frank Butler, one of several people
• Geezer Butler, English musician, bass guitar player in Black Sabbath
• George Butler, one of several people including:
  • George Butler, English photographer
  • George Butler, English headmaster
• Gerard Butler, Scottish actor
• Gregory Butler, Geriatric Nephrology Specialist
• Guy Butler, South African poet and playwright
• Guy Butler, English runner
• Harry Butler, Australian naturalist
• Henry Butler, American jazz pianist
• Henry Montagu Butler (1833–1918), English academic
• Hubert Butler, Irish essayist
• Hugo Butler, Canadian screenwriter
• Jack Butler, one of several people including:
  • Jack Butler, last native speaker of the Australian Aboriginal language Jiwarli.
  • Jack Butler, American author.
  • Jack Butler, English football player and manager.
• James Butler, one of several people including:
  • James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde (1610–1688)
  • James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde (1665–1745)
  • James Armar Butler - army officer
  • James Edward Butler - French army officer
  • James George Butler - Army captain(ret) 25 January 1957-
  • James Ramsay Montagu Butler (1889–1975), Sir James Butler, historian
  • James Butler (artist), English sculptor
  • James Butler (boxer) (born 1972), nicknamed "The Harlem Hammer"
• Jerry Butler (singer), American singer
• Jerry Butler (porn star)
• John Butler, one of several people including:
  • John Butler (politician) (1707-1766), British politician - MP, East Grinstead
  • John Butler (pioneer) (1728-1796), American Tory activist
  • John Butler (musician) (born 1975), American-born Australian musician and environmentalist
  • John Clarence Butler (1921-1942), American air-solidier
  • John Cornelius Butler, American politician - Senator, New York
  • John Marshall Butler (1897-1978), American politician - Maryland
  • John "Picayune" Butler (fl. 19th century), American performer
• Jonathan Butler, South African singer-songwriter
• Joseph Butler, English bishop and philosopher
• Joseph Campbell Butler, American musician, with The Lovin' Spoonful
• Josephine Butler, English activist of the Victorian era
• Judith Butler, American feminist philosopher and queer theorist
• Kevin Butler, one of several people
• Larry Butler, American country music producer
• Larry Butler, American darts player
• Lee Pierce Butler, American academic and librarian
• LeRoy Butler, American football player
• Louis B. Butler, American judge
• Manley Caldwell Butler (b. 1925), U.S. Representative from Virginia
• Mario Butler, Panamanian basketball player
• Marion Butler, American politician
• Matthew Butler, American Confederate general
• Michael Butler, American podcaster
• Mildred Anne Butler, 1858 to 1941. Irish Artist.
• Sir Milo Butler, first Bahamian-born and Black Governor-General of The Bahamas.
• Montagu C. Butler, Esperantist, for whom the Montagu Butler Library is named
• Nicholas M. Butler, American academic administrator and politician
• Norman 3X Butler, convicted for the killing of Malcolm X
• Octavia E. Butler, American science fiction writer
• Ovid Butler, American abolitionist for whom Butler University is named
• Paul Butler, one of several people including:
  • Paul Butler, a Canadian author born in Britain
  • Paul Butler (lawyer) (1905-1961), a chairman of the US DNC (1955-1960)
  • R. Paul Butler, an astronomer who partnered with Geoffrey Marcy to discover some of the first extrasolar planets
  • Paul Butler (footballer born 1972), an Irish football (soccer) player
• Pierce Butler, one of several people including:
  • Pierce Butler, American founding father
  • Pierce Butler (justice), American judge
  • Pierce M. Butler, American politician
• Rasual Butler, American basketball player
• Reg Butler, English sculptor
• Rhett Butler, fictional character from Gone with the Wind
• Rich Butler, Canadian baseball player
• Richard Butler, one of several people including:
  • Richard Austen Butler (1902–1982), known as 'Rab', British politician and Chancellor of the Exchequer
  • Richard Girnt Butler (1918–2004), American founder of the Aryan Nations
  • Richard Butler (Australian politician), Premier of South Australia, 1905
  • Sir Richard Layton Butler (1850–1925), Premier of South Australia, 1927
  • Richard Butler (diplomat) (born 1942), diplomat, arms inspector, and ex-Governor of Tasmania
  • Richard Butler (general) (1743–1791), American Revolutionary War general, later killed fighting American Indians in Ohio
  • Richard Butler (singer) (born 1956), English post-punk singer
• Rob Butler, Canadian baseball player
• Robert Butler, one of several people including:
  • Robert Butler, treasurer of the State of Virginia from the town of Smithfield in Isle of Wight County, Virginia.
  • Robert Butler, a director of feature films and episodic television.
  • Dr. Robert Neil Butler, physician, gerontologist, psychiatrist, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author who was the first Director of the National Institute on Aging
  • Robert Olen Butler, American writer
• Robin Butler, British civil servant
• Samuel Butler, one of several people including:
  • Samuel Butler (poet) (1612–1680), author of Hudibras
  • Samuel Butler (schoolmaster) (1774–1839), classical scholar, schoolmaster at Shrewsbury, Bishop of Lichfield
  • Samuel Butler (novelist) (1835–1902), grandson of the scholar, author of Erewhon
• Serena Butler, fictional character from the Dune universe
• Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler, USMC, American Marine, son of Thomas S. Butler
• Steve Butler, American racing driver
• Terry Butler, American musician
• Theobald Butler, 2nd Baron Butler, otherwise known as Theobald le Botiller
• Theobald Butler, 1st Baron Butler father of Theobald le Botiller
• Thomas Butler, one of several people including:
  • Thomas Frederick Butler, Bishop of Southwark, England
  • Thomas Adair Butler, British recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Thomas Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormonde, sixteenth century Irish nobleman
  • Thomas Butler, Earl of Ossory, seventeenth century Irish nobleman
  • Thomas Stalker Butler, U.S. Representative and father of General Smedley D. Butler
  • Thomas Butler, Hartlepool United F.C. and Republic of Ireland international footballer.
  • Thomas C. Butler American scientist
• Tom Butler, one of several people
• Tony Butler, English broadcaster
• Tony Butler (bass player), English musician
• Tony Butler (footballer), English footballer
• Tony Butler, American hip hip producer Pretty Tony
• Tubal Uriah Butler, Grenadian labour leader in Trinidad and Tobago
• Vicki Butler-Henderson, English racing driver
• W. E. Butler, British occultist
• Walter Butler, one of several people including:
  • Walter Butler (1752-1781), a British Loyalist during the American Revolution, son of John Butler (1728-1796).
  • Walter Butler, 11th Earl of Ormonde (c.1569-1632), British Army officer
  • Walter Butler, a French/American businessman, head of Butler Capital Partners
• Win Butler, American musician
• William Butler, one of several people including
  • William Butler (1535–1618) was an English physician and writer.
  • Colonel William Butler (died 1789) was a Pennsylvania Militia officer during the American Revolution.
  • William Butler (1759–1821) was a soldier and Congressman from South Carolina.
  • William Butler (1790–1850) was a Congressman from South Carolina, the son of the congressman of the same name.
  • William Orlando Butler (1791–1880) ran as Democratic vice-presidential candidate in 1848.
  • William Archer Butler (1814-1848) was an Irish historian of philosophy.
  • Sir William Francis Butler (1838–1910) was a 19th century soldier-adventurer.
  • William Morgan Butler (1861–1937) was chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1924 until 1928.
  • William Patrick Butler (1871–1953), a New Zealand first-class cricketer, later international Test cricket umpire.
  • William Boynton Butler (born ca.1895), a soldier awarded a Victoria Cross.
  • William Butler (born 1900), an English footballer, scorer for Bolton Wanderers F.C. in the 1929 FA Cup Final.
  • William Butler (musician), drummer for Arcade Fire
• Yancy Butler, American actress

As family name of the Earl of Ormonde:

• James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormonde (c. 1305-1337)
• James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (d. 1382)
• James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormonde (d. 1405)
• James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormonde (d. 1452)
• James Butler, 5th Earl of Ormonde (1421-1462)
• John Butler, 6th Earl of Ormonde (d. 1478)
• Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormonde (d. 1515)
• Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormonde (d. 1539)(also 1st Earl of Ossory)
• James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormonde (d. 1546)
• Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormonde (d. 1614)
• Walter Butler, 11th Earl of Ormonde (d. 1632)
• James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde and 12th Earl of Ormonde (1610-1688) created Duke in 1661
• James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde and 13th Earl of Ormonde (1665-1745)
• Charles Butler, 3rd Duke of Ormonde and 14th Earl of Ormonde (d. 1758)
• John Butler, 15th Earl of Ormonde (d. 1766)
• Walter Butler, 16th Earl of Ormonde (1703-1783)
• John Butler, 17th Earl of Ormonde (1740-1795)
• Walter Butler, 18th Earl of Ormonde (1770-1820) created Marquess of Ormonde (Ireland) in 1816
• James Wandesford Butler, 19th Earl of Ormonde (1777-1838) created Marquess of Ormonde (UK) in 1825)
• John Butler, 2nd Marquess of Ormonde and 20th Earl of Ormonde (1808-1854)
• James Edward William Theobald Butler, 3rd Marquess of Ormonde and 21st Earl of Ormonde (1844-1919)
• James Arthur Wellington Foley Butler, 4th Marquess of Ormonde and 22nd Earl of Ormonde (1849-1943)
• James George Anson Butler, 5th Marquess of Ormonde and 23rd Earl of Ormonde (1890-1949)
• James Arthur Norman Butler, 6th Marquess of Ormonde and 24th Earl of Ormonde (1893-1971)
• James Hubert Theobald Charles Butler, 7th Marquess of Ormonde and 25th Earl of Ormonde (1899-1997) (his presumed successors in the Earldoms of Ormonde and Ossory have been the 17th and 18th Viscount Mountgarret, descending in the male line from a younger son of the 8th Earl, but the claim has not been proven)

Also:

• Richard Butler, 1st Viscount Mountgarret (1500-1571)
• Edmund Butler, 2nd Viscount Mountgarret (d. 1602)
• Richard Butler, 3rd Viscount Mountgarret (1578-1651)
• Edmund Butler, 4th Viscount Mountgarret (1595-1679)
• Richard Butler, 5th Viscount Mountgarret (d. 1706)
• Edmund Butler, 6th Viscount Mountgarret (1663-1735)
• Richard Butler, 7th Viscount Mountgarret (1685-1736)
• James Butler, 8th Viscount Mountgarret (1686-1749)
• Edmund Butler, 9th Viscount Mountgarret (1687-1751)
• Edmund Butler, 10th Viscount Mountgarret (d. 1779)
• Edmund Butler, 11th Viscount Mountgarret (1745-1793)
• Edmund Butler, 1st Earl of Kilkenny, 12th Viscount Mountgarret (1771-1846)
• Henry Edmund Butler, 13th Viscount Mountgarret (1816-1900)
• Henry Edmund Butler, 14th Viscount Mountgarret (1844-1912)
• Edmund Somerset Butler, 15th Viscount Mountgarret (1875-1918)
• Piers Henry Augustine Butler, 16th Viscount Mountgarret (1903-1966)
• Richard Henry Piers Butler, 17th Viscount Mountgarret (1936-2004)
• Piers James Richard Butler, 18th Viscount Mountgarret (b. 1961)

References

• Butler Family History Facts from Ancestry.com
• Butler surname origin

See also

• Butler (disambiguation)
• Lambert & Butler, cigarette brand
• Butler Act
• Butler Party
• Butler Review
• Butler and Yelder

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