Butigan families are Croats and they are mostly from Neum (Herzegovina). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Neum, Herzegovina (Neum area) and in Dubrovnik. In places Dobrovo and Prapratnica in Neum (Herzegovina) every second inhabitant had the family name Butigan.
Prevalence
About 440 people with faimily name Butigan live in Croatia today, in 170 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than tripled. They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 23 cities and 26 other places, mostly in Dubrovnik (165), Zagreb (60), Opuzen (45), Metkovic (20), and in Ploce (15).
Outside Croatia
Family name Butigan is present in 11 countries worldwide. The family name "Butigan " is used by some 90 people in the Philippines , small number in Thailand , and small number of people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.