Butterworth (surname)

Butterworth is a toponymic surname based on the former township of Butterworth—an area now centred on Milnrow in Greater Manchester, England,[1] an area in which the surname was very common as of 2014.[2]

Notable people who share this surname include:

References

  1. R. Mckinley; G. Redmonds; T. King; D. Hey (2011). "Locative Surnames". Surnames, DNA, and Family History. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 36 and 75. ISBN 9780191620362 via Google Books.
  2. A History of British Surnames. Routledge. 2014. ISBN 9781317901457 via Google Books.
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