Butty History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Butty

What does the name Butty mean?

The name Butty reached England in the great wave of migration following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Butty family lived in Buckinghamshire. The name Butty refers to the family's original place of residence, Boteri in Falaise, Normandy, where they lived prior to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. The Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae listed "Roger de Boteri, Alvered, John, and Roger occur in Normandy 1180-1198." 1

Alternatively the name could have been an occupational name as "derived from an official title. 'at the buttery.' The keeper of the butlery, or store for liquor; 'buttery-bar.' (Shakespeare) " 2

Early Origins of the Butty family

The surname Butty was first found in Buckinghamshire where William Buteri was listed in the Pipe Rolls of 1177. A few years later in Herefordshire, Reginald Boteri was listed in the Curia Regis Rolls of 1211. In Suffolk, William de Buteri was listed in the same rolls of 1219. Over one hundred years later, John de la Buterye was listed in the Feet of Fines for Staffordshire in 1334. 3

The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 listed William Boter in Gloucestershire. 1

Early History of the Butty family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Butty research. Another 126 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1180, 1530, 1669 and 1670 are included under the topic Early Butty History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Butty Spelling Variations

Before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Sound was what guided spelling in the Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Butty family name include Buttery, Buttry, Butry and others.

Early Notables of the Butty family

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Migration of the Butty family

To escape the political and religious chaos of this era, thousands of English families began to migrate to the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. The passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe; however, those who made the voyage safely were encountered opportunities that were not available to them in their homeland. Many of the families that reached the New World at this time went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations of the United States and Canada. Research into various historical records has revealed some of first members of the Butty family to immigrate North America: Margaret Buttery who settled in Virginia in 1655; John Henry Buttery arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1856; Nicholas and Martha Buttry arrived in Boston Massachusetts in 1635 with their daughter Grace..

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The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)