Bute
English
editEtymology 1
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Proper noun
editBute
- Any of a number of towns in English-speaking countries
- An island in the Firth of Clyde, and part of Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.
- A former county of Scotland, comprising the islands of Bute, Arran and the Cumbraes, also called Buteshire and Bute and Arran
- A Scottish marquisate.
Derived terms
edit- Argyll and Bute
- Butetown (from Marquess of Bute)
Etymology 2
editPerhaps a variant of Butt.
Proper noun
editBute (plural Butes)
- A surname.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bute is the 37341st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 597 individuals. Bute is most common among White (74.2%) and Black/African American (14.91%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bute”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 261.