The But surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 261 people carried this name — #74,141 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted. That is up 13% from 232 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
331 people named But have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 773 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 12 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 71 people named But.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 19 départements, most often Nord.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 56 people named But live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Misiones.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named But,
with a public archive behind them.
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John But 1301–1401 · politician
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Dominique But 1959– · politician
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Franc But 1962– · politician
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Tristan But 1996– · badminton player
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to But.
- Bussy 140 · U.S. census
- Bustamante 24,536 · U.S. census
- Bustin 509 · U.S. census
- Buston 115 · U.S. census
- Bustos 17,040 · U.S. census
- Busuttil 196 · U.S. census
- Butaud 146 · U.S. census
- Buteau 1,139 · U.S. census
- Butel 138 · U.S. census
- Butera 2,965 · U.S. census
- Buti 222 · U.S. census
- Butin 179 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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