| ![Show Contents]() Butker History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Germany
Etymology of ButkerWhat does the name Butker mean? Bavaria, Germany is the ancestral home of the Butker family. The Butker surname evolved as a local name. It is a name for a family that lived near a beech tree, a beech wood, or a beech grove. The name Butker is derived from the German word buohe, which means beech tree and the name Buchholz, which means beech grove, is also the name of several places in Germany. Bucher is also traceable to the German towns named Buch and Buchenwald and natives of these towns often adopted the name as their own. Early Origins of the Butker familyThe surname Butker was first found in Bavaria, where the name Bucher made a great early contribution to the feudal society of early Europe. The name Bucher became prominent in local affairs and branched into many houses where members continued to play important roles in the savage tribal and national conflicts, which resulted a each group sought to enhance its power and status in an ever changing territorial profile. Early History of the Butker familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Butker research. Another 48 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Butker History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Butker Spelling VariationsIn the medieval era, many different cultural groups lived in the German states. There are thus many regional variations of German surnames from that era. Westphalians spoke Low German, which is similar to modern Dutch. Many German names carry suffixes that identify where they came from. Others have phrases attached that identify something about the original bearer. Other variations in German names resulted from the fact that medieval scribes worked without the aid of any spelling rules. The spelling variations of the name Butker include Bucher, Bucker, Bukker, Buchen, Buchert, Bucken, Buchere, Buckere, Buecher, Buecker, Buekker, Buechen, Buecken, Buchere, Buckere, Bocher, Bocker, Bochen, Bocken, Bochere, Bockere, Boecher, Boeker, Boecker, Boechen, Boeken, Boechere and many more. Early Notables of the Butker familyMore information is included under the topic Early Butker Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Butker migration to the United States | + |
Thousands of German settlers came to North America between the mid-17th and mid-20th centuries. The hardships of the long voyage were balanced by the opportunity to escape poverty and religious persecution. The descendents of these settlers still populate the states of Pennsylvania, Texas, New York, Illinois, and California. Many also live in Ontario and the prairie provinces of Canada. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families has revealed a number of immigrants bearing the name Butker or a variant listed above:
Butker Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John W Butker, aged 29, who landed in Missouri in 1841 1
- Frederich Butker, aged 34, who arrived in Missouri in 1844 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Butker (post 1700) | + |
- Harrison Butker Jr. (b. 1995), nicknamed "Butt Kicker", an American football kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL), three-time Super Bowl champion
- 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)
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