Butler, is a surname that has been associated with many different places and people. It can be either: an Anglicisation of the French surname Boutilier, Bouthillier, a cognate of the English name. an English occupational name that originally denoted a servant in charge of the wine cellar, from the Norman French word butuiller. It eventually came to be used to describe a servant of high responsibility in a noble household, mostly leaving behind its association with the supply of wine. in Ireland, a noble family and dynasty associated with the counties of Tipperary, Kilkenny and parts of County Carlow. an Anglicisation of German or Swiss-German surnames including Beutler, Bütler, Beidler. Notable people with the surname Butler Disambiguation of common given names with this surname Adam Butler (disambiguation), multiple people Andrew Butler (disambiguation), multiple people Anthony Butler (disambiguation), multiple people Arthur Butler (disambiguation), multiple people Benjamin Butler (disambiguation), multiple people Bill Butler (disambiguation), multiple people Brett Butler (disambiguation), multiple people Charles Butler (disambiguation), multiple people Chris Butler (disambiguation), multiple people David Butler (disambiguation), multiple people Daniel Butler (disambiguation), multiple people Edward Butler (disambiguation), multiple people Eleanor Butler (disambiguation), multiple people Frank Butler (disambiguation), multiple people George Butler (disambiguation), multiple people Guy Butler (disambiguation), multiple people Jack Butler (disambiguation), multiple people James Butler (disambiguation), includes Jim Butler and Jimmy Butler Jason Butler (disambiguation), multiple people Jerry Butler (disambiguation), multiple people John Butler (disambiguation), multiple people Joseph Butler (disambiguation), multiple people Kevin Butler (disambiguation), multiple people Matthew Butler (disambiguation), multiple people Michael Butler (disambiguation), multiple people Paul Butler (disambiguation), multiple people Percy Butler (disambiguation), multiple people Pierce Butler (disambiguation), multiple people Richard Butler (disambiguation), multiple people Robert Butler (disambiguation), multiple people Samuel Butler (disambiguation), multiple people Sarah Butler (disambiguation), multiple people Thomas Butler (disambiguation), multiple people Tom Butler (disambiguation), multiple people Tony Butler (disambiguation), multiple people Walter Butler (disambiguation), multiple people William Butler (disambiguation), multiple people Arts and letters Archie Butler (actor), actor, crewman, and stuntman Artt Butler, American voice actor Austin Butler, actor on "Zoey 101" and "iCarly" Bernard Butler, English musician, of McAlmont and Butler Bisa Butler, American quilt artist Blair Butler, American comedy writer/comedian Brian Patrick Butler, American actor and filmmaker Bryon Butler, English sports writer and broadcaster Champ Butler (1926-1992), American popular music singer Charlotte Butler, 17th-centrury English actress Cher Butler, American model and actor Clementina Butler (1862-1949), American evangelist and author Dan Butler, American actor Daws Butler, American