Button Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Button last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Button last name
Meaning of the Button last name: button maker. Button is an English surname for a maker or seller of buttons, from Old French bouton, or from Bitton in Gloucestershire. It is found in the south-west and East Anglia. The racing driver Jenson Button, Formula One world champion in 2009, carries this last name.
Arms associated with the Button name
In English heraldry, coats of arms associated with the Button name are described in a blazon, a short formal text.
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Button name FAQ
What does the Button name mean?
Button maker. Common variants include Butten.
Where does the Button surname come from?
It originates in England, and is also found in the United States, Canada and Australia.
Is there a Button coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Button coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Reaney & Wilson, Dictionary of English Surnames; Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).