Show ContentsBouton History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The French surname Bouton comes from the Old French word "boton," which means "button." It was originally an occupational name for a button maker.

Early Origins of the Bouton family

The surname Bouton was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where this prestigious family has been traced from ancient times.

Early History of the Bouton family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bouton research. Another 259 words (18 lines of text) covering the years 1358, 1423, 1467, 1470, 1477, 1544, 1560, 1658, 1660, 1667, 1673, 1674, 1678, 1698, 1704, 1705, 1715 and 1793 are included under the topic Early Bouton History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bouton Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bouton, Boutons, Boutonne, Boutonnes, Boutton, Bouttons, Bouttonne, Bouttonnes, Buton, Butons, Butonne, Butonnes, Button, Buttons, Buttonne, Buttonnes, de Bouton and many more.

Early Notables of the Bouton family

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Bouton Ranking

In the United States, the name Bouton is the 7,428th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Bouton is ranked the 900th most popular surname with an estimated 5,715 people with that name. 2


United States Bouton migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bouton Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Jean Bouton, who landed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1635 3
  • John Bouton, who landed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1635 3
Bouton Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Leonard Nat Bouton, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1734 3
  • Jan Daniel Bouton, who settled in Philadelphia in 1739
  • Jean Daniel Bouton, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1739 3
  • Johan Daniel Bouton, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1746-1747 3
  • Johann Daniel Bouton, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1746-1747 3
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Canada Bouton migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bouton Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Antoine Bouton, who landed in Canada in 1698

Contemporary Notables of the name Bouton (post 1700) +

  • Nathan Bouton, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Cortland County, 1858 4
  • Joseph W. Bouton (b. 1856), American Republican politician, Common Pleas Court Judge in Pennsylvania 48th District, 1903-29; Candidate for Justice of Pennsylvania State Supreme Court, 1918 4
  • Henry H. Bouton, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Steuben County 3rd District, 1853 4
  • Clarence E. Bouton, American politician, First Selectman of Darien, Connecticut, 1926-27 4
  • Arthur F. Bouton (b. 1872), American Republican politician, Member of New York State Senate 29th District, 1923-26; Delegate to New York State Constitutional Convention 29th District, 1938 4
  • James Bouton (b. 1939), American baseball player, and writer
  • Joseph W Bouton (b. 1856), American lawyer and judge in Pennsylvania
  • Prisca-Alain Bouton, French Psychologist
  • Daniel Bouton (b. 1950), French civil servant and banker, Chairman and chief executive officer of Société Générale (1997-)
  • Georges Bouton (1847-1938), French automobile manufacturer, one of the founders of the De Dion-Bouton company


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  3. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 29) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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