In Croatia, Butor families are Croats (from Djakovo ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Djakovo.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Butor live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in two Croatian counties, threee cities and threee other places, mostly in Osijek (15), Djakovo (15), Kusevac (<10), Slavonski Brod (<5), and in Podvinje (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Butor (including: Buttor , Buttoor and Bhutor ) is present in 26 countries worldwide.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.