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The earliest occurrence of the Butterfield surname in our family history documents is from 1491, and we currently have 185,150 records where Butterfield appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
160 Butterfields were recorded as labourers in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Butterfields were most likely to live in Yorkshire.
Not all Butterfields were law-abiding. We found 120 in criminal records.
301 Butterfields served in the First World War.
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