Butcher (surname)
Butcher is a common family name in England but it may have French origins. The name first reached England following its conquest by the Normans in 1066. It was originally an occupational surname used to identify a person who worked as a Butcher. The name derived from the Old English word boucher or the Old French word bouchier. Residents of the French area of Boursières, or their descendants, may have also adopted the surname Butcher.[1]
People with the surname Butcher
In sports
- Alan Butcher, English cricketer
- Basil Butcher, West Indian cricketer
- Butcher (Surrey cricketer), 18th century English cricketer
- David Butcher (cricketer), English cricketer
- Don Butcher, English professional squash player
- Donnie Butcher, American NBA basketball player and coach
- Garth Butcher, Canadian NHL hockey player
- Gary Butcher, English cricketer
- Harry Butcher (racing driver), American race car driver
- Ian Butcher, English cricketer
- Jason Butcher, American mixed martial artist
- Mark Butcher, English cricketer
- Max Butcher, American baseball pitcher
- Mike Butcher, American baseball pitcher and coach
- Necro Butcher, nickname of American professional wrestler Dylan Keith Summers
- Richard Butcher, English footballer
- Roland Butcher, cricketer
- Susan Butcher, dog musher, multiple winner of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
- Terry Butcher, English football manager
- Wendell Butcher, American football player
Politicians and diplomats
- David Butcher, New Zealand politician
- Herbert Butcher, British politician and Member of Parliament
- Jake Butcher, American banker and politician
- Peter Butcher, British diplomat
- Samuel Henry Butcher, classical scholar and Member of Parliament
- William Butcher, Australian politician
Arts and entertainment
- A. J. Butcher, children's writer
- Adam Butcher, Canadian film actor
- Bilinda Butcher, vocalist and guitarist of rock band My Bloody Valentine
- Clyde Butcher, American photographer
- Fanny Butcher, American newspaper writer and literary critic
- Goler T. Butcher, American lawyer and professor
- Gordon Butcher, Australian member of The Warumpi Band
- Jim Butcher, American fantasy writer
- Jon Butcher, American singer, guitarist, and producer
- Kristin Butcher, Canadian writer and reviewer
- Lisa Butcher, English fashion model and TV presenter
- May Butcher, writer
- Noah Butcher, American singer and guitarist
- Paige Butcher, Australian fashion model
- Raegan Butcher, American poet and singer
- Sam Butcher, American artist
- Shannon Butcher, Canadian jazz singer
- Solomon Butcher, American photographer
- Tim Butcher, English journalist and author
- Tom Butcher, English television actor
Other
- Harry C. Butcher, naval aide to General Dwight D. Eisenhower
- John Butcher (disambiguation)
- Paul Butcher (disambiguation)
- Samuel Butcher (disambiguation)
- Stephen Butcher (disambiguation)
- Willard C. Butcher, banker
See also
References
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