The Buettner surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,602 people carried this name — #9,074 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 82,000 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (3,594).

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What the name means

The meaning of the Buettner surname

From the German surname, from Bütte (“cask, barrel”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Buettner» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Buettner in American newspapers,
1918–1922.

Newspaper page from The Brookings Register carrying the name Buettner
The Brookings Register 1918-08-08
Newspaper page from The Brookings Register carrying the name Buettner
The Brookings Register 1922-02-23
Newspaper page from The Brookings Register carrying the name Buettner
The Brookings Register 1921-03-31

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Buettner in Australian newspapers,
1890s–1950s.

49 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Buettner. The most, 19, date from the 1900s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 19
Queensland 10
Victoria 8
Western Australia 7
ACT (Canberra) 2
Tasmania 2
South Australia 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Buettner.

Who carried it

People named Buettner,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Julie Buettner 1877–1940
  • Virginia Buettner 1917–2004

Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Buettner,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,103 records

1,103 records of the Buettner name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 725
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 147
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 103
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 55
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 48
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 24
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Ervin V. Buettner

    Born 1912 in Wisconsin. Enlisted 1942 at Milwaukee; farm hand from Outgamie County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Shawano, Wisconsin.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Anna Buettner

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Blucher from Cuxhaven, aged 30; servant. From Dresden, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Bernard Charles Buettner

    Born 1931; from Baltimore City, Maryland. U.S. Army, medical aidman; declared dead 1951 in South Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,103 records for Buettner in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Canada11 records

11 records of the Buettner name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 9
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Hubert Buettner

    Died 1980; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Sarah Ann Buettner

    Died 1938; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Lillian Mary Buettner

    Died 1972; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Showing 3 of 11 records for Buettner in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Germany11 records

11 records of the Buettner name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Siegfried Buettner

    From Königsberg. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 26 August 1915 (Grenadier Regiment No. 1).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Wilhelm Büettner

    From Haniburg. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 19 January 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 2 of 11 records for Buettner in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Australia5 records

5 records of the Buettner name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 3
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Alexander Buettner

    Arrived in Victoria in 1899 aboard the Oldenburg, aged 17.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Frdr Buettner

    Arrived in Victoria in 1907 aboard the Bulow, aged 52.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Adolf Buettner

    Took out a mineral lease at Ravenswood, Queensland in 1889.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Buettner in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands2 records

2 records of the Buettner name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 1
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Ferdinandina Christina Agnes Buettner

    Died 1903 in Nijmegen, aged 59.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Buettner in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France1 record

1 record of the Buettner name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Ferdinand Werner Buettner

    Born 1911 in Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin); died 1974 in Forbach (Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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