Butkus

Butkus is the masculine form of a Lithuanian family name. Its feminine forms are: Butkienė or Butkuvienė (married woman or widow) and Butkutė (unmarried woman). The surname is derived from the diminutive form Butkus of the Lithuanian given name Butkintas.[1]

People

  • Carl Butkus (1922–1978), American football player
  • Darius Butkus (born 1972), Lithuanian footballer
  • Dick Butkus (1942–2023), American football player
  • Goda Butkutė (born 1999), Lithuanian pair skater
  • Juozas Butkus (1893–1947), Lithuanian writer
  • Luke Butkus (born 1979), American football player
  • Rihards Butkus (born 1972), Latvian footballer
  • Vytautas Butkus (born 1949), Lithuanian rower
  • Zenonas Butkus [lt] (born 1951), Lithuanian historian
  • Vytautas Butkus (born 1978), Lithuanian writer, editor
  • Lukas Butkus (born 2005), Professional video game player

References

  1. ^ Elsdon Coles Smith, ;;American Surnames, 1986, ISBN 0806311509, p.83

See also