The Buttner surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 853 people carried this name — #28,065 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 344,800 people counted. That is down 6% from 903 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
226 people named Buttner live in Switzerland.
They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 111 people named Buttner.
30 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
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 Poland’s population register
77 people named Buttner have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 165 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 61 people named Buttner 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 Buenos Aires Province.
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.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Buttner.
- Butin 179 · U.S. census
- Butler 218,847 · U.S. census
- Butscher 216 · U.S. census
- Butte 589 · U.S. census
- Butti 186 · U.S. census
- Buttigieg 216 · U.S. census
- Button 7,341 · U.S. census
- Butz 4,220 · U.S. census
- Buy 155 · U.S. census
- Buyck 309 · U.S. census
- Buys 1,241 · U.S. census
- Buysse 611 · U.S. census
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