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:
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A. J. Butcher, English 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
Amy Butcher, American writer and essayist
Arthur Butcher (1863–1955), English cricketer
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Barbara Butcher, American forensic scientist
Basil Butcher (1933–2019), West Indian cricketer
Bilinda Butcher, vocalist and guitarist with the rock band My Bloody Valentine
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Clyde Butcher (born 1942), American photographer
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David Butcher (born 1948), New Zealand politician
David Butcher (cricketer) (born 1969), English cricketer
Don Butcher (fl. 1930s), English squash player
Donnis Butcher (1936–2012), American National Basketball Association player and coach
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Edward Butcher, American politician
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Fanny Butcher (1888–1987), American newspaper writer and literary critic
Finn Butcher (born 1995), New Zealand slalom canoeist
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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
Greg Butcher (1952–2023), American politician
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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
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Ian Butcher (born 1962), English cricketer
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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
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Kristin Butcher (born 1951), Canadian writer and reviewer
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Lisa Butcher (born 1971), English fashion model and TV presenter
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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
