Butcher (surname)

Butcher is a common family name in England but it may have French origins. 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. The German equivalent is 'Fleischhauer'.

Bearers of the surname include:

A

• A. J. Butcher, children's writer
• Adam Butcher (born 1988), Canadian film actor
• Adam Butcher (artist), British artist, game developer, and filmmaker
• Alan Butcher (born 1954), English cricketer
• Arthur Butcher (1863–1955), English cricketer

B

• Barbara Butcher, American forensic scientist
• Basil Butcher (1933–2019), West Indian cricketer
• Bilinda Butcher, vocalist and guitarist with the rock band My Bloody Valentine

C

• Clyde Butcher (born 1942), American photographer

D

• David Butcher (born 1948), New Zealand politician
• David Butcher (cricketer) (born 1969), English cricketer
• Don Butcher (), English squash player
• Donnis Butcher (1936–2012), American National Basketball Association player and coach

E

• Edward Butcher, American politician

F

• Fanny Butcher (1888–1987), American newspaper writer and literary critic
• Finn Butcher (born 1995), New Zealand slalom canoeist

G

• Garth Butcher (born 1963), Canadian National Hockey League player
• Gary Butcher (born 1975), English cricketer
• Goler T. Butcher (1925–1993), American lawyer and professor
• Gordon Butcher, Australian member of The Warumpi Band

H

• Harry Butcher (politician) (1873–1956), Canadian politician
• Harry Butcher (racing driver) (1895–1942), American race car driver
• Harry C. Butcher (1901–1985), American radio broadcaster and World War II naval aide to General Dwight D. Eisenhower
• Herbert Butcher (1901–1966), British politician and longtime Member of Parliament

I

• Ian Butcher (born 1962), English cricketer

J

• Jake Butcher (1936–2017), American banker and politician
• Jason Butcher (born 1984), American mixed martial artist
• Jim Butcher (born 1971), American fantasy writer
• John Butcher (disambiguation)
• Jon Butcher (born 1955/1956), American singer, guitarist, and producer

K

• Kristin Butcher (born 1951), Canadian writer and reviewer

L

• Lisa Butcher (born 1971), English fashion model and TV presenter

M

• Margaret Just Butcher (1913–2000), American educator, writer, and civil rights activist
• Marjorie V. Butcher (1925–2016), American mathematician
• Mark Butcher (born 1972), English cricket commentator and former player
• Max Butcher (1910–1957), American baseball pitcher
• May Butcher (1886–1950), English-born Maltese writer
• Mike Butcher (baseball) (born 1965), American baseball pitcher and coach
• Mike Butcher (footballer) (born 1942), Australian rules footballer
• Mike Butcher (journalist), journalist and editor

P

• Paige Butcher (model), Australian fashion model, wife of Eddie Murphy
• Paul Butcher (American football) (born 1963), American football linebacker
• Paul Butcher (actor) (born 1994), American actor, son of the above

R

• Richard Butcher (footballer) (1981–2011), English footballer
• Roland Butcher (born 1953), Barbadian-born English cricketer and coach
• Rory Butcher (born 1987), Scottish racing car driver

S

• Sam Butcher (1939–2024), American artist
• Samuel Butcher (Royal Navy officer) (1770–1849), British naval officer
• Samuel Butcher (bishop) (1811–1876), Bishop of Meath, 1866–1876, son of the above
• Samuel Butcher (classicist) (1850–1910), Anglo-Irish classical scholar and politician, son of the above
• Solomon Butcher (1856–1927), American photographer
• Stephen Butcher (disambiguation)
• Susan Butcher (1954–2006), American dog musher, multiple winner of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race

T

• Terry Butcher (born 1958), English football manager and former player
• Thomas W. Butcher (1867–1947), American academic and university president
• Tim Butcher (born 1967), English journalist and author
• Tom Butcher (born 1963), English television actor

W

• Wendell Butcher (1914–1988), American National Football League player
• Will Butcher (born 1995), American National Hockey League player
• Willard C. Butcher (1926–2012), American banker, chairman and CEO of Chase Manhattan Bank
• William Butcher (1858–1944), Australian politician
• William Butcher (academic) (died 1585), President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford (1559–1561)

Unknown first name

• Butcher (Surrey cricketer), English cricketer active in 1787–1793

Fictional characters

• Baby Butcher, in the TV series The Boys
• Becca Butcher, in The Boys
• Becky Butcher, in The Boys
• Bianca Jackson/Butcher, in the British soap opera EastEnders
• Billy Butcher, in The Boys
• Clare Butcher, in EastEnders
• Connie Butcher, in The Boys
• Diane Butcher, in EastEnders
• Frank Butcher, in EastEnders
• Jacques Butcher, in EastEnders
• Janine Butcher, in EastEnders
• Lenny Butcher, in The Boys
• Liam Butcher, in EastEnders
• Mo Butcher, in EastEnders
• Morgan Butcher, in EastEnders
• Pat Butcher, in EastEnders
• Patrick Butcher, in the TV series Ghosts
• Peggy Mitchell, in EastEnders
• Ricky Butcher, in EastEnders
• Ryan Butcher, in The Boys
• Sam Mitchell, in EastEnders
• Sam Butcher, in The Boys
• Tiffany Butcher, in EastEnders

See also

• Butcher (disambiguation)
• Butcher
• Butcher (nickname)
• Leboucher, a French surname
• Meat cutter

References